The Art of Struggle [9781846881060]

Editeur : Herla

Langue : Anglais

Notorious as a novelist, Michel Houellebecq was first known in France as a poet. In many ways it is through poetry that he found his novelist’s voice.

The Art of Struggle is a collection of prose and verse pieces which investigate issues of alienation, individualism and disillusionment – themes that will be familiar to Houellebecq readers – while subtly adopting a variety of tones and styles, revealing facets of the author unknown until now in the English-speaking world.

Deeply melancholic and despairing at the inhumanity of the present-day world, yet brimming with vitality and invention, these timely, poignant poems clear away the dross of hollow optimism and call for an end to the nightmare of modern existence.