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Michel Houellebecq
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1956
Michel Houellebecq is a French author of novels, poems, and essays, as well as an occasional actor, filmmaker, and singer. His first book was a biographical essay on the horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. Houellebecq published his first novel Whatever in 1994 and his second, Atomised, in 1998, to international fame as well as controversy. He has published several books of poetry, including The Art of Struggle in 1996.
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About Michel Houellebecq
Birth
1956
First book
1991
Years writing
35
Michel Houellebecq is a French author of novels, poems, and essays, as well as an occasional actor, filmmaker, and singer. His first book was a biographical essay on the horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. Houellebecq published his first novel Whatever in 1994 and his second, Atomised, in 1998, to international fame as well as controversy. He has published several books of poetry, including The Art of Struggle in 1996.
Michel Houellebecq is a multifaceted French artist who, beyond being a novelist, has worked as a film director, actor, and songwriter.
Before dedicating himself fully to literature, he trained professionally as an agricultural engineer.
His work is internationally recognized, having been translated into more than 40 different languages.
In 2010, he reached one of the most important milestones of his career by being awarded the prestigious Goncourt Prize.
His novels are acclaimed for exploring the emotional and sexual misery of contemporary Western man with raw honesty.
