Michel Houellebecq
Humanity and its Aftermath
Distributed for Liverpool University Press
212 pages
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6 x 9
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© 2013
Michel Houellebecq is one of the most successful and controversial contemporary French novelists. Translated worldwide, with three film adaptations of his works, he has also been at the center of a host of media scandals in France. In this book, Douglas Morrey examines Houellebecq’s stark representation of humanity—a terminal state of decadence and decline ripe for replacement by a posthuman successor—looking at the global significance of his visions at the same time that he situates them in the contexts of French literature, culture, and society.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Sex and Politics
2. Work and Leisure
3. Science and Religion
Conclusion: Humanity and its Aftermath
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Index
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