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The Map and the Territory

by Michel Houellebecq

International Dublin · 2013 · Shortlist
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KnopfLiterary FictionISBN 9780307701558

Award History

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International Dublin Literary Award2013Shortlist

About This Book

Michel Houellebecq's Prix Goncourt–winning novel, translated from French by Gavin Bowd, follows a contemporary French artist whose career becomes entangled with Houellebecq himself as a character. Shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award.

About the Author

Michel HouellebecqFrench

Michel Houellebecq (born 1956) is a French novelist, poet, and essayist known for his provocative explorations of modern alienation, sexuality, and societal decline in works like Atomised (1998), Platform (2001), The Map and the Territory (2010, Prix Goncourt winner), and Submission (2015); he has received major awards including the International Dublin Literary Award (2002), Légion d'honneur (2019), and Jerusalem Prize (2025), and is widely regarded as one of France's greatest living writers.

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