Michel Houellebecq
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The coronavirus and the rise of the network society
Two kinds of virus, one biological and the other digital, have spread around the world, changing society and creating social elites
The possibility of a flop
Michel Houellebecq may have just suffered the most hurtful jibe of all: he has been called boring. His cinematic debut has been given a thumbs-down.
A curious film about the end of the world
Michel Houellebecq’s debut film was panned after its first screening this week. The French enfant terrible talks to Geoffrey Macnab.
Revenge of hippy mum on enfant terrible
He is French literature’s ageing enfant terrible, a nihilistic provocateur who has never been afraid of a blazing row — whether it is appearing in court for inciting racial…