Monday, January 5, 2015

Houellebecq stirs passions with 'Islamic France' novel

Michel Houellebecq is one of France's best-known and most widely translated authors France 2022: An Islamic government in power, veiled women and the Sorbonne renamed Paris-Sorbonne Islamic University. The new book out Wednesday by French "enfant terrible" author Michel Houellebecq has sparked uproar even before its publication. "Soumission" ("Submission"), the sixth novel by Houellebecq -- one of France's best-known and most widely translated authors -- deals with subject matter especially likely to stir debate in a France undergoing political and economic turmoil. He imagines the creation of a fictional Muslim Brotherhood party in France beating the far-right National Front (FN) of Marine Le Pen in the 2022 presidential election, paving the way for the country's first Islamic government led by president Mohammed Ben Abbes.








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