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Labeled a provocateur, diva, misogynist, racist epithets and the like, which few question is that Michel Houellebecq is one of the most brilliant French novelists of today.
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.
Wednesday July 21 who were approaching the lyrics section of the festival La Mar de Musicas Cartagena looking for L'enfant terrible of French letters, in this provocative gave his mother dead alive, or who commented that "religion Islam is the most idiotic.
When you read the Koran heart sinks to the floor "found a Houllebecq, accompanied by his friend and philosopher Antonio Muñoz Ballesta, speaking of language, philosophy, some politics and love.
In the talk, rather than on the work of Houellebecq, are emerging names like Wittgenstein, Valery, Leibniz, Marx, Heraclitus, Nietzsche ...
About love Houllebecq Michel said that "love solves all problems" and considers "a miracle that a person finds a soul mate and live with her all her life.
The concept of love in Plato is still valid today.
Despite all the changes in society, it is fascinating that love remains the same. "
He added that in his works is so present this term because "I have no idea about love.
I spin around the track, and I'm always surprised me, but said that "love and sex are very close in thought and in literature."
In reference to his dinner companion said Antonio Muñoz Ballesta "philosophers speak much of love, but because you have no time to practice."
The French writer who often identified himself as an optimist and very ironic in his work for "pure pleasure", said he had high hopes for the man, but "always to broaden the concept of humanity.
When we open the concept of reproduction and go beyond the simple reproduction of the man. "
Houllebecq added that he had the impression of "I'm a bit weird because I still have a naive optimism in science, I still believe in progress, and that the genetics of man has reached a plateau and now has to be a building non-human species soon. "
Houllebecq that has often been shown to be nostalgic for the communist culture (when it was abandoned by his parents was raised by one of his grandmothers communist ideology) yesterday at the conference was in La Mar de Letras said that "communism had not yet arrived, and that capitalism is not fully developed in advanced societies "giving the example of Spain and France where there are still many areas devoted to agriculture.
Also gave some advice as anyone to adhere to any political idea, and if it does, then abandoned her. "
The French writer concluded his speech with "I'm a little weird, but that's me."
The French writer 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 phenomenon and esocial.
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, on September 10 will open onto French screens his latest film.
Most of his work has been published in Spain and Alfagura Anagram.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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