French Literature

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The Art of Struggle
Michel Houellebecq
Herla, 2010
841 H837a


"Notorious as a novelist, Michel Houellebecq was first known in France as a poet. In many ways it is through poetry that he found his novelist's voice. This is a collection of prose and verse pieces which investigate issues of alienation, individualism and disillusionment - themes that will be familiar to Houellebecq readers - while subtly adopting a variety of tones and styles, revealing facets of the author unknown until now in the English-speaking world."

Schopenhauer primordial sin

  There is nothing more certain than the general truth that it is the grievous sin of the world which has produced the grievous suffering of...