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New novel by controversial French writer Michel Houellebecq is a national event

By France24
09 January 2022   |   8:05 am
He's the controversial poet-provocateur idolised as France's biggest literary export, holding up a mirror to the grim truths of contemporary France. Michel Houellebecq's eighth book "Anéantir", which translates as "Annihilate", hits bookshelves today with a massive print run of 300,000 copies.

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