The Map and the Territory

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Art, fame, and a gripping, unexpected crime.

If the blend of art-world satire and a peculiar crime narrative intrigues you, "The Map and the Territory" could be the captivating read you're looking for. Houellebecq's skill in weaving existential threads with dark humor offers an experience that's both intellectually stimulating and bizarrely entertaining. It's a book that's likely to linger in your thoughts, much like an enigmatic painting that keeps drawing you back for another look.

  • Prix Goncourt (2010)
  • BTBA Best Translated Book Award Nominee for Fiction Longlist (2013)
  • Europese Literatuurprijs Nominee (2012)
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The Map and the Territory

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ISBN: 9780099554578
Publisher: Vintage Books
Date of Publication: 2012-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: French Literature, Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.95
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Description

Artist Jed Martin emerges from a ten-year hiatus with good news. It has nothing to do with his broken boiler, the approach of another lamentably awkward Christmas dinner with his father, or the memory of his doomed love affair with the beautiful Olga. It is that, for his new exhibition, he has secured the involvement of none other than celebrated novelist Michel Houellebecq. The exhibition brings Jed new levels of global fame. But, his boiler is still broken, his ailing father flirts with oblivion and, worst of all, he is contacted by an inspector requiring his help in solving an unspeakable, atrocious and gruesome crime, involving none other than celebrated novelist Michel Houellebecq...Shortlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2013.
 

Art, fame, and a gripping, unexpected crime.

If the blend of art-world satire and a peculiar crime narrative intrigues you, "The Map and the Territory" could be the captivating read you're looking for. Houellebecq's skill in weaving existential threads with dark humor offers an experience that's both intellectually stimulating and bizarrely entertaining. It's a book that's likely to linger in your thoughts, much like an enigmatic painting that keeps drawing you back for another look.

  • Prix Goncourt (2010)
  • BTBA Best Translated Book Award Nominee for Fiction Longlist (2013)
  • Europese Literatuurprijs Nominee (2012)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.