The Possibility of an Island
A worldwide phenomenon and the most important French novelist since Camus, Michel Houellebecq now delivers his magnum opus–a tale of our present circumstances told from the future, when humanity as we know it has vanished.Surprisingly poignant, philosophically compelling, and occasionally...
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A worldwide phenomenon and the most important French novelist since Camus, Michel Houellebecq now delivers his magnum opus–a tale of our present circumstances told from the future, when humanity as we know it has vanished.Surprisingly poignant, philosophically compelling, and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny, The Possibility of an Island is at once an indictment, an elegy, and a celebration of everything we have and are at risk of losing. It is a masterpiece from one of the world’s most innovative writers.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780307275219 (0307275213)
Publish date: May 8th 2007
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
A curious and wonderful book. This is best read by those who like to think of philosophy and how a human could be if he is being regenerated after each end of life. It is a journal of Daniel 1 and his successor no 24 and 25. An indie film producer who understand, in his own way, human being. Es...
Wow, this book was horrible. It sounded SO good. I guess this is a case where you can't judge a book by it's cover (which attracted me to it in the first place). The author just rambles and goes on and doesn't make ANY sense - the words he chooses to use make it even worse. There is no reason to...
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