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October 22, 2006
Houellebecq, Azure, and Me
Azure magazine has been kind enough to publish my essay on the controversial French novelist Michel Houellebecq.
You may be interested in Houellebecq's take on the ills of Western civilization, an oft-discussed topic on this site. If so, check out his novel The Elementary Particles, which has to stand beside American Psycho as one of the best pieces of transgressive literature ever written. Azure also includes other articles on more Jewish and Israeli related topics, including a review of Israeli novelist Amos Oz's new book. Check it out.
Benjamin | 10/22/06 at 01:15 PM | Categories:
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i made a post about the new issue (per Noah alerting me about it) and I'm going to publish it tomorrow so it gets lots of traffic. And I'll link to this post.
Judith | October 22, 2006 05:15 PM
Just started your article, Benjamin. It seems to share the perspective Robert Bork offers in Slouching Toward Gomorrah. I will continue reading with interest.
Jeremiah | October 22, 2006 09:23 PM
Interesting piece.
When you say "crosses the line of literature", do you mean it is literature, or that it's no longer literature?
someone | October 23, 2006 05:41 AM
Come and visit our website about Michel Houellebecq, and let comments on our forum?
Shalom!
Michelle Levy | October 25, 2006 09:04 AM
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