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Name: La Carte et le Territoire
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Author: Michel Houellebecq

📘 La Carte et le Territoire by Michel Houellebecq

La Carte et le Territoire follows the lives of three men in contemporary Paris. Photographer Jed Martin embarks on a career that brings him into the world of crime-fighting, helping Commissioner Jasselin solve a chilling case. His journey is set against the backdrop of his Russian muse, Olga, and the influence of his architect father. The novel explores themes of art, money, love, mortality, and the allure of Paris as a tourist paradise.

First publish date: 2010

Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction

Authors: Michel Houellebecq

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