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Ihr Warenkorb ist leerIgnacio
Bewertet in Spanien am 24. November 2024
Houellebecq hace mucho que debería tener el Nobel.Es exquisito.
Dr. Muréaut
Bewertet in Deutschland am 1. Januar 2023
Great Book lots of fun and dirty
Bart
Bewertet in Deutschland am 19. April 2021
Fun story, rather thin. A bit pricey considering it's such a thin book.
Biggles Hale
Bewertet in Australien am 13. Juli 2020
Thought this would be meaningful after hearing that the author had some insights. Some meaningless shock value, cynical, sardonic. A pity.
Lord Ulf Skei
Bewertet in den USA am17. Juli 2019
Yes. This is a work of interest for exploring Houellebecq. I would say it is a dress rehearsal for the possibility of an island, perhaps. Rather brief, and the Elohim is the Anakim here, but the work towards the sect and the centre on the Island is part of it. It is interesting, following the evolution of an idea somehow. I haven't checked the timeline of these two works, but that's how I feel about it. The author trying out some new ideas that have yet to evolve.
Agnes
Bewertet in Großbritannien am 13. April 2018
Very interesting but sooo short- what a pity!
Alfred J. Kwak
Bewertet in Deutschland am 27. September 2017
Provocative musings about the new millennium by a deeply cynical but by no means depressed author about (his preparations for) his weeklong winter holiday on the island of Lanzarote, which in 1730-31 was the scene of a massive geological catastrophe. Throughout, he rails against shortcomings of the late 20th century in France: its organization of mass tourism, its ‘talking heads’ on TV, its low-brow mass media. MH soon makes the acquaintance of bisexual Pam and Barbara from Germany and depressed policeman Rudi from Luxemburg, working in Brussels, which he (Rudi) describes as crime-ridden and worse. The foursome rents a car and tours the island to check out its two or three tourist attractions, its Mars- or moonscape largely devoid of natural flora and fauna, and its beaches. There, MH or his alter ego, communes with his lady friends in a way Rudi has sworn off since his Moroccan wife and two small daughters left him, returned to her place of birth, inspired by Islam. Back in 2000 MH was sceptical about two EU hopes for the new millennium: closer union and coping with Islam as a faith and force. His harping on supposed national characteristics of European holidaymakers is funny, but since then the Euro has been created (and doing well despite several crises) and several EU enlargements (some questionable) have taken place. [Only the UK--whose tourists only book Little Britain destinations cf.MH--voted itself out of the EU, always a nuisance and Fremdkörper, driving on the wrong side of the road, its un-EU High Streets lined with payday lenders, antiques emporia and betting shops; AJK]. Re Islam, MH states emphatically that he has no grudge against Arabs, only with Islam (esp. its virulent and destructive manifestations as presaged/described in one of his early novels, notably on soft tourist targets). And he was spot on in that respect.Otherwise, a brief (90 pp) personal manifesto, superbly written from a nihilistic and opportunistic worldview anno 2000, crowned by an apocalyptic description of how fire and water, tectonic energy, volcanic explosions, emissions of poisonous gasses destroyed, then created an unlikely, rainless tourist resort..
Ernst O.
Bewertet in Deutschland am 15. November 2015
It is a small book, you may read it on a short flight to Lanzarote. Many of H's impressions of the island are easy to share when you face reality though it is a work of fiction it contains lots of (very precisely described) reality.And of course it is a true H. too - with all his key topics, like sex, loneliness, strange, sad and bored people searching for meaning in life - and the trial to find some meaning in spiritual, philosophical or just physical encounters and experiments. H.s readers will also find tiny bits of witty, socio-psychological desciptions with typical H.-humour.Absolutely nothing to complain, definitely worth a read.
Colm
Bewertet in Großbritannien am 26. April 2014
After reading Atomised, Platform, The possibility of an Island and most recently the Map and the Territory, I thought i'd delve into Lanzarote. The length did intrigue me as I often find in his works, an exposition is steady and built up over hundreds of pages, but this novelette is classic Houellebecq. The concept seems to be an amalgamation of concepts which are displayed in greater detail in his later novels; the theme of holiday resorts is apparent throughout and the satire created in these sections made me laugh. The dysphemistic tone is reoccurring and other themes such as religion and mortality were directly tackled. I like the work of Houellebecq and it's obvious nihilism is his forte, but sometimes these views seem excessive and as if they're being coerced onto the reader. I enjoyed the character of police officer Rudi and I think what's best about him is the imminent decline, subtly foreshadowed throughout. It felt just like a bit on the side, but it was a good read and managed to perserve depth, though the length restricted this to some extent. I ordered a second hand hardcover copy for £2..81 (including P&P) and from what I can tell this is a new copy; no signs of wear at all so I am elated with the condition of the book.
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