| The Possibility of an Island Contributor(s): Houellebecq, Michel (Author), Bowd, Gavin (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0307275213 ISBN-13: 9780307275219 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2007 Annotation: A worldwide phenomenon and the most important French novelist since Camus, Michel Houellebecq now delivers his magnum opus- a tale of our present circumstances told from the future, when humanity as we know it has vanished. Surprisingly poignant, philosophically compelling, and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny, "The Possibility of an Island "is at once an indictment, an elegy, and a celebration of everything we have and are at risk of losing. It is a masterpiece from one of the world' s most innovative writers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Visionary & Metaphysical - Fiction | Dystopian |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007279665 |
| Series: Vintage International |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.28" W x 7.92" (0.56 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A worldwide phenomenon and the most important French novelist since Camus, Michel Houellebecq now delivers his magnum opus-a tale of our present circumstances told from the future, when humanity as we know it has vanished. Surprisingly poignant, philosophically compelling, and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny, The Possibility of an Island is at once an indictment, an elegy, and a celebration of everything we have and are at risk of losing. It is a masterpiece from one of the world's most innovative writers. |