Michel Houellebecq

Books on prize lists

• La Carte et le Territoire

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  Goncourt 2010 · ★ Winner

  The Map and the Territory

  La Carte et le Territoire

  Michel Houellebecq · 54 when first published

  Novel · 291 pages · Satire

  AIAI-generated summary:Jed Martin, an artist who first became known for photographing Michelin road maps, finds worldwide success with portraits of people at work, among them a famous novelist.

• La Possibilité d'une île

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  Goncourt 2005 · Shortlist

  The Possibility of an Island

  La Possibilité d'une île

  Michel Houellebecq · 49 when first published

  Novel · 345 pages · Speculative, Satire

  AIAI-generated summary:In a future where a sect promising immortality has replaced the old religions, its members leave their DNA and a life story before dying, to be cloned again every fifty years.