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Lanzarote (2000)

by Michel Houellebecq

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Realising that his New Year is probably going to be a disaster, as usual, our narrator, on impulse, walks into a travel agency to book a week in the sun. Sensitive to his limited means and dislike of Muslim countries, the travel agent suggests an island full of 21st century hedonism, set in a bizarre lunar landscape - Lanzarote. On Lanzarote, one can meet some fascinating human specimens, notably Pam and Barbara - 'non-exclusive' German lesbians - who can give rise to some interesting combinations. Will they succeed in seducing Rudi, the police inspector from Luxembourg, currently living in exile in Brussels? Or will he join the 'Azraelian' sect, as they prepare for humanity to be regenerated by extra-terrestrials? As for our narrator, will he consider his week's holiday on the island a success?… (more)
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A short, short book - like a palate cleanser - and yet Houellebecq manages to squeeze a lot into 80 pages! ( )
  soylentgreen23 | Dec 24, 2023 |
Houellebecq is as politically correct as any Frenchman character in the Simpsons and has a talent to describe places and situations as well as the shamelessness to insert sex scenes as cheap as those in the cheapest porn magazines letters section ... al in all a pretty entertaining little book. ( )
  emed0s | Apr 29, 2007 |
The usual mix of sex and political-incorrectness from France’s second most popular export. An entertaining, albeit acquired, taste of travel writing. ( )
  cliffagogo | Mar 17, 2007 |
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Mid-way through the afternoon on 14 December 1999, I realised that my New Year was probably going to be a disaster – as usual.
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Realising that his New Year is probably going to be a disaster, as usual, our narrator, on impulse, walks into a travel agency to book a week in the sun. Sensitive to his limited means and dislike of Muslim countries, the travel agent suggests an island full of 21st century hedonism, set in a bizarre lunar landscape - Lanzarote. On Lanzarote, one can meet some fascinating human specimens, notably Pam and Barbara - 'non-exclusive' German lesbians - who can give rise to some interesting combinations. Will they succeed in seducing Rudi, the police inspector from Luxembourg, currently living in exile in Brussels? Or will he join the 'Azraelian' sect, as they prepare for humanity to be regenerated by extra-terrestrials? As for our narrator, will he consider his week's holiday on the island a success?

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