Michel Houellebecq

Michel Houellebecq (pronounced [wɛlˈbɛk]), his real name is Michel Thomas, born February 26, 1956, or 19581 at The Meeting (France), is a writer, poet, essayist and novelist French. It is, since the late 1990s, one of the contemporary writers in the French language the most translated in the world. In parallel to his literary activities, he is also a singer, director etacteur, as can be seen in particular in 2014 in two films :The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq, and Near Death experiences. It is revealed by the novels Extension of the domain of the struggle and, especially, The elementary Particles, who made known to a wide public. This latest novel, and his next book Platform, are considered pioneers in the French literature, in particular for their description of the emotional misery and sexual of the western man in the years 1990 and 2000. With the Map and The Territory, Michel Houellebecq was awarded the prix Goncourt in 2010, after having been repeatedly tipped for this award.