The Map and the Territory, Paperback
Descriere
The most celebrated and controversial French novelist of our time delivers a riveting masterpiece about art and money, love and friendship, and fathers and sons. Jed Martin is an artist. His first photographs feature Michelin road maps, and global success arrives with his series on professions: portraits of various personalities, including a writer named Houellebecq. Not long afterward, Jed helps a police inspector solve a heinous crime that leaves lasting marks on everyone involved. But after burying his father and growing old himself, Jed also discovers serenity, a deeply moving conclusion to a life of lovers, friends, and family, and filled with hopes, losses, and dreams.""
Despre autor
Michel Houellebecq ; n. 26 februarie 1956, Saint-Pierre, Réunion, Franța) este un scriitor francez contemporan. Romanul său de debut este Extinderea domeniului luptei (1994), iar ulterior scriitorul a publicat multe alte romane.
