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The Map and the Territory
La Carte et le Territoire
Michel Houellebecq (born 1956)
Translated by Gavin Bowd
English editions
In EnglishThe Map and the Territory
Vintage · United States · 13 November 2012 · Paperback · 288 pages
The Map and the Territory
William Heinemann · United Kingdom · 2011 · Hardcover · 291 pages
The Map and the Territory
Alfred A. Knopf · United States · January 2012 · Hardcover · 288 pages
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Jed Martin's story might start with a broken boiler one December, or with Christmas Eves alone with his father, a noted architect. There is Olga, the Russian beauty he met when he showed photos of Michelin maps, and then global fame for paintings of people at work, one of them a celebrated novelist. And there is the gruesome murder he helps Inspector Jasselin solve. A novel about creativity, wealth, romance, paternity and mortality.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 428 pages in the original
- Genres
- Satire (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- France
- First published
- 2010 by Flammarion
- Author's age
- 54 when first published
- ISBN
9782081246331 (original)
9780434021406 (William Heinemann, United Kingdom)
9780307701558 (Alfred A. Knopf, United States)
9780307946539 (Vintage, United States)
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