2000, ISBN: 9780375407703

A. S. Barnes and Co. Inc.. Good with no dust jacket. 1960. Hardcover. Hard cover published by A. S. Barnes and Co. in 1960. No dust jacket. Black covers with gilt lettering on spine. … More...

A. S. Barnes and Co. Inc.. Good with no dust jacket. 1960. Hardcover. Hard cover published by A. S. Barnes and Co. in 1960. No dust jacket. Black covers with gilt lettering on spine. Covers have some scuffing and small stains, and are slightly bowed. Spine is loose from binding. Edges of pages are somewhat wavy. Book is in good condition. 4to, 199 pages, 2.5 lb.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 199 pages ., A. S. Barnes and Co. Inc., 1960, 2.5, New York: Alfred A. Knopf; A Borzoi Book, 2000. 363 pages; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "'This remarkable best-seller,' wrote The Economist, 'is France's biggest literary sensation since Françoise Sagan, people are saying, or since Albert Camus even . . . The passing to a new generation of the literary flame--albeit, in this instance, a blowtorch.' In a firestorm of controversy, l'affaire Houellebecq has spread throughout Europe and beyond, with translations of the book undertaken in nearly thirty countries around the world. The central characters, Bruno and Michel, were born to a bohemian mother (but they had different fathers, of course) at the height of the sixties. Following her inevitable divorce, they endured separate childhoods and developed distinct identities. Bruno--a failure to his own family and literary calling--is pursued by sexual obsession and madness. Michel--a wholly asexual molecular biologist--expresses his disgust with society by engineering one that frees mankind at last from its uncontrollable, destructive urges. An international phenomenon, The Elementary Particles is a furiously important novel. / A poet and novelist, Michel Houellebecq is the author of one previous novel, Whatever (Extension du domaine de la lutte). His awards include the Grand prix national des lettres and, for The Elementary Particles, the Prix novembre. He lives in Ireland." - Publisher.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Alfred A. Knopf; A Borzoi Book, 2000, 5<

2000, ISBN: 0375407707

Hardcover, First edition

[EAN: 9780375407703], Near Fine, [PU: Knopf], Jacket, Fine but for some buckling on front matter, otherwise crisp. Signed by author for seller (signature only), scarce in American edition… More...

[EAN: 9780375407703], Near Fine, [PU: Knopf], Jacket, Fine but for some buckling on front matter, otherwise crisp. Signed by author for seller (signature only), scarce in American editions. Houellebecq has been described as "France s biggest literary export and, some say, greatest living writer," the "undisputed star, and enfant terrible, of modern French literature". His second novel, Les Particules Élémentaires (translated by Frank Wynne and published in the English-speaking world as Atomised in the UK, or The Elementary Particles in the USA) was a breakthrough, bringing him national and soon international fame and controversy for its intricate mix of brutally honest social commentary and pornographic depictions. The novel received the International Dublin Literary Award in 2002. (Wiki) "A tragically beautiful book that constitutes a kind of epitaph for the hopes of the twentieth century." (The Sunday Times) "Here are ideas, here are dreams, here is a great novel." (Le Monde) "Insolent and misunderstood, politically incorrect, Tournieresque in its ambition, this is a novel which hunts big game while others settle for shooting rabbit." (Julian Barnes) "The great novel of the end of the millennium." (Elle France), Books<

2000, ISBN: 0375407707

Hardcover, First edition

[EAN: 9780375407703], Near Fine, [PU: Knopf], Jacket, Fine but for some buckling on front matter, otherwise crisp. Signed by author for seller (signature only), scarce in American edition… More...

[EAN: 9780375407703], Near Fine, [PU: Knopf], Jacket, Fine but for some buckling on front matter, otherwise crisp. Signed by author for seller (signature only), scarce in American editions. Houellebecq has been described as "France s biggest literary export and, some say, greatest living writer," the "undisputed star, and enfant terrible, of modern French literature". His second novel, Les Particules Élémentaires (translated by Frank Wynne and published in the English-speaking world as Atomised in the UK, or The Elementary Particles in the USA) was a breakthrough, bringing him national and soon international fame and controversy for its intricate mix of brutally honest social commentary and pornographic depictions. The novel received the International Dublin Literary Award in 2002. (Wiki) "A tragically beautiful book that constitutes a kind of epitaph for the hopes of the twentieth century." (The Sunday Times) "Here are ideas, here are dreams, here is a great novel." (Le Monde) "Insolent and misunderstood, politically incorrect, Tournieresque in its ambition, this is a novel which hunts big game while others settle for shooting rabbit." (Julian Barnes) "The great novel of the end of the millennium." (Elle France), Books<

2000, ISBN: 9780375407703

Knopf, Gebundene Ausgabe, 272 Seiten, Publiziert: 2000-11-07T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.59 kg, Verkaufsrang: 3052267, Literatur & Fiktion, Kategorien, Bücher, Textbooks, Fremdsprac… More...

Knopf, Gebundene Ausgabe, 272 Seiten, Publiziert: 2000-11-07T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.59 kg, Verkaufsrang: 3052267, Literatur & Fiktion, Kategorien, Bücher, Textbooks, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Englische Bücher, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_2301, 7c9a6c79-19ea-4dea-90da-d7d47042d341_0, Arborist Merchandising Root, Knopf, 2000<