Michel Houellebecq: Google, Plagiarism, and Postproduction.
This article explores the notorious contemporary French writer Michel Houellebecq in a way that differs from the major critical approaches to his work. While there is a tendency to investigate, describe, and (perhaps) celebrate his individual style, this essay questions the extent to which he is a p...
| Published in: | Contemporary French & Francophone Studies Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 414 - 425 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2019
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| Summary: | This article explores the notorious contemporary French writer Michel Houellebecq in a way that differs from the major critical approaches to his work. While there is a tendency to investigate, describe, and (perhaps) celebrate his individual style, this essay questions the extent to which he is a product of the Google era, and how this manifests in the formal dimension of his work. In doing so, this essay suggests a new way of reading this provocative writer, one that has implications for the contemporary reading, writing, and teaching of literature in the Academy. |
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