by Michel Houellebecq · Salvat · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788434534933
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The Elementary Particles is a novel by French author Michel Houellebecq, published in 1998. The story narrates the lives of two half-brothers, Michel and Bruno, and explores themes such as loneliness, sexuality, science, and the search for meaning in contemporary society. Michel is a molecular biologist researching genetic manipulation, while Bruno is a literature professor struggling with sex addiction and depression. Through their lives, Houellebecq offers a critical and provocative view of Western society.
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.
