The Elementary Particles
Michel Houellebecq
(Author)
Description
An international literary phenomenon, The Elementary Particles is a frighteningly original novel-part Marguerite Duras and part Bret Easton Ellis-that leaps headlong into the malaise of contemporary existence. Bruno and Michel are half-brothers abandoned by their mother, an unabashed devotee of the drugged-out free-love world of the sixties. Bruno, the older, has become a raucously promiscuous hedonist himself, while Michel is an emotionally dead molecular biologist wholly immersed in the solitude of his work. Each is ultimately offered a final chance at genuine love, and what unfolds is a brilliantly caustic and unpredictable tale. Translated from the French by Frank Wynne.Product Details
Price
$18.00
$16.74
Publisher
Vintage
Publish Date
November 13, 2001
Pages
272
Dimensions
5.19 X 8.03 X 0.65 inches | 0.49 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780375727016
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Reviews
"An original work of art-ironic, intelligent and as airtight and elegant as a geometry proof."
--The New York Times Magazine "[A] brilliant novel of ideas... [A] riveting novel by a deft, observant writer."
--The Wall Street Journal
"Fearless, vivid and astringently honest...surprisingly funny... [C]an permanently change how we view things that happened in our own lives. Not many novels can do that."
--Los Angeles Times
--The New York Times Magazine "[A] brilliant novel of ideas... [A] riveting novel by a deft, observant writer."
--The Wall Street Journal
"Fearless, vivid and astringently honest...surprisingly funny... [C]an permanently change how we view things that happened in our own lives. Not many novels can do that."
--Los Angeles Times
