Title : The Map and the Territory - Michel Houellebecq - Book

Summary :

Goncourt Prize 2010

If Jed Martin, the main character of this novel, were to tell you its story, he might begin by telling you about a water heater breakdown on a certain December 15th. Or about his father, a well-known and committed architect, with whom he spent many Christmas Eves alone. He would certainly mention Olga, a very pretty Russian woman he met at the beginning of his career, during a first exhibition of his photographic work based on Michelin road maps. This was before the worldwide success of the "professions" series, these portraits of personalities from all walks of life (including the writer Michel Houellebecq), captured in the exercise of their profession. He should also tell how he helped Commissioner Jasselin to solve a terrible criminal case, the terrifying staging of which left a lasting impression on the police teams. Towards the end of his life, he achieved a certain serenity, and only emitted murmurs. Art, money, love, the relationship with one's father, death, work, France becoming a tourist paradise are some of the themes of this novel, resolutely classic and openly modern.

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