Fionnáin reviewed The Map and the Territory by Michel Houellebecq
The Map and the Territory (French: La carte et le territoire, French pronunciation: [la kaʁt …
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4 stars
Exceptional and funny, Houllebecq tells a story about post-millennium life through stinging satire about the art world (via advertising, modernity and the end of rural life). An absolute treat of a book; a little slow in the second half but the weight of the writing hold it together throughout.