About the author

Michel Houellebecq (French: [miʃɛl wɛlbɛk]; born Michel Thomas; 26 February 1956) is a French author, filmmaker, and poet.

His first book was a biographical essay on the horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. Houellebecq published his first novel, Whatever, in 1994. His next novel, Atomised, published in 1998, brought him international fame as well as controversy. Platform followed in 2001. He published several books of poems, including The Art of Struggle (Le sens du combat) in 1996. After a publicity tour for Platform led to his being taken to court for inciting racial hatred, he moved to Ireland for several years. He currently resides in France, where he has been described as "France’s biggest literary export and, some say, greatest living writer." In 2010 he published La Carte et le Territoire (published the same year in English as The Map and the Territory) which won the prestigious Prix Goncourt; and, in 2015, Submission.

About the author

Michel Houellebecq (French: [miʃɛl wɛlbɛk]; born Michel Thomas; 26 February 1956) is a French author, filmmaker, and poet.

His first book was a biographical essay on the horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. Houellebecq published his first novel, Whatever, in 1994. His next novel, Atomised, published in 1998, brought him international fame as well as controversy. Platform followed in 2001. He published several books of poems, including The Art of Struggle (Le sens du combat) in 1996. After a publicity tour for Platform led to his being taken to court for inciting racial hatred, he moved to Ireland for several years. He currently resides in France, where he has been described as "France’s biggest literary export and, some say, greatest living writer." In 2010 he published La Carte et le Territoire (published the same year in English as The Map and the Territory) which won the prestigious Prix Goncourt; and, in 2015, Submission.

tilintetgøre

Ny stor roman fra Frankrigs vigtigste nulevende forfatter. Kort før præsidentvalget i 2027 spredes en mystisk video på internettet, som viser økonomiminister Bruno Juge blive halshugget i en guillotine. Paul Raison, der er topembedsmand og ministerens fortrolige, involveres i sagen, og vi følger det politiske spil op til præsidentvalget. Langsomt tager Pauls personlige historie over. Han er gift med Prudence, men ægteskabet er smuldret, og da hans far, der har været ansat i efterretningstjenesten, får en hjerneblødning, må Paul modvilligt tage tilbage til barndomshjemmet. En ny katastrofe rammer, og det bliver begyndelsen til en forsigtig tilnærmelse mellem ham og hans kone. En uventet, omend skrøbelig lykke ...   »Houellebecq har genfundet kærligheden og genopfundet sig selv som håbets forfatter … et af de bedste bud på den modfortælling, vi har brug for her et par årtier inde i det 21. århundrede.« Information     »Tre år efter 'Serotonin' vender verdens mest kendte franske forfatter tilbage med stor roman om vores samfunds elendighed.« Le Figaro  »Midt under præsidentvalgkampen i 2027 oplever en knap halvtredsårig, ensom og drømmende mand, hvordan farens hjerneblødning sender rystelser gennem hans liv i den fremragende 'tilintetgøre', der svinger mellem det tragiske og ironien uden at miste håbet.« Libération   »Med 'tilintetgøre' åbner Houellebecq en dør mod lyset.« Le Soir   »Houellebecq er morsom og inderlig i sin hidtil mest omfangsrige bog ... En lidt underkommunikeret side ved Houellebecq er, at han er let at læse. Han er ikke prætentiøs, poserer ikke for at gøre sig interessant.« Erlend Loe i Aftenposten
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Edition1
Printed pages720
Publish date13 Sep 2022
Published byVinter Forlag
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ISBN print9788794024181