David Sexton

Change, decay and success

After having for so long been treated with such disdain by the French literary establishment, Michel Houellebecq has at last been embraced by it.

issue 20 November 2010

  • La carte et le territoire

    Michel Houellebecq

    Flammarion, pp. 428

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