"Michel Houellebecq is not just one of the most successful contemporary writers. He has another role, too, one he loves: the provocateur who regularly sparks new debates that spread far beyond the bounds of the literary world. He called Islam “the craziest religion in the world”, and praised prostitution as a way of sustaining marriage. Yet we can never be sure if he believes what he says. Who is Michel Houellebecq? delineates the man and his public image, and explores the many facets of the author whose novels Atomized and Submission provoked both adulation and howls of rage."
