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Works such as 'The Elementary Particles', 'Platform', 'Lanzarote' or 'The Possibility of an Island' crudely dissect contemporary society, and have made it one of France's most renowned writers in the world of letters.
On Monday July 21 Houllebecq Michel will talk at 21:00 pm at the Centro Cultural de Cajamurcia in Cartagena with his friend and philosophy professor, Antonio Muñoz Ballesta.
Born in 1958 in the French island of Reunion.
He published his first novel, Extension field, in 1994, and his second work, The Elementary Particles, 98.
This novel gave him international fame and recognition, becoming a literary and social phenomenon.
The book sold in France more than 350,000 copies and is published in over 30 countries.
Renaissance published in 1999, a collection of poetry in 2001 platform, which has been adapted to the theater.
Lanzarote and other texts, cold Revolution, or an essay on Lovecraft, are other works. The Possibility of an Island, his latest novel, is a new literary success the same scope as elementary particles, which won the Prix Interallié 2005.
It is also a film director, this year it will release the movie based on his latest novel.
Most of his work has been published in Spain and Alfagura Anagram.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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