ANNIHILATION
It is 2027. France is in a state of economic decline and moral decay.
As the country plunges into a closely-fought presidential campaign, the French state falls victim to a series of mysterious and unsettling cyberattacks. The sophisticated nature of the attacks leaves the best computer scientists at the DGSI - the French counter-terrorism agency - scrambling for answers.
An advisor to the country's Finance Minister, Paul Raison is close to the heart of government. His wife Prudence is a Treasury official, while his father Édouard, now retired, has spent his career working for the DGSI. When Édouard has a stroke, his children - Cécile, a fervent Catholic; Aurélien, a sensitive artist; and Paul, the government bureaucrat - have an opportunity to repair their strained relationships, as they determine to free their father, who is in a coma, from the medical centre where he is wasting away.
Houellebecq's latest novel reveals new sides to his writing, adding compassion and tenderness to the emotions of rage, disgust and irony that have powered both him and his earlier works to international fame.
Edad recomendada: Adultos.
HOUELLEBECQ MICHEL
1958 es poeta, ensayista y novelista. Ampliación del campo de batalla 1994 ganó el Prix Flore de primera novela y fue muy bien recibida por la crítica española. En mayo de 1998 recibió el Prix National des Lettres, otorgado por el Ministerio de Cultura. Su segunda novela, Las partículas elementales Prix Novembre, Premio de los lectores de Les Inrockuptibles y mejor libro del año según la redación de Lire , fue muy celebrada y polémica, así como Plataforma, última entrega de su imprescindible tríptico de la condición humana de nuestro tiempo.
