/lit/ - Literature

>>8700795
This is the face of 10 years of nihilism.

What does /lit/ thinks about Michel Houellebecq?

How do you go from this...

Let's discuss Houllebecq.
I like how everyone hates him because of his anti-mudslime books.

>>8324051
JUST

Is there another author that embodies 4chan as much as Houellebecq?

What are your opinions of this man? Most red-pilled author of the 21st century or a complete hack? Somewhere in between maybe?

What other authors are like him? Except Celine. Preferably contemporary writers.

Are there any authors similar to Michel Houellebecq and his books Atomised and Whatever?

Something that has to take place in modern society albeit dissaproving of it.

>>7479008
JUST FUCK MY SHIT UP

Not any one of his books in particular. His writing in general though conveys a general feeling of moral decay and monotony of life in the Western world. A world I sometimes feel trapped in.

I'm not even memeing either.

>>7430894
>they're genetically inferior
No shit, they're genetically "inferior" as judged by the opposite sex. That doesn't at all imply that they are inferior in intelligence, rationality, or ability. Women select pretty terrible attributes as it is, they should hardly be seen as the yardstick from which to compare male worth. Why do women love criminals, drug dealers and celebrity? They value meaningless social status above actual talent and tangible skill.

>>7361674

I first read Houellebecq recently and I chose "Whatever" because I'm also a 30 year old programmer and the protagonist was highly relatable. It was the best piece of modern fiction I've read in a long time and restored a little bit of my faith in contemporary novels. I've heard that the other books are better, so I'm looking forward to reading them too.

Enjoy OP. You won't regret it.

>>7357120
Houellebecq

>>7351607
Houellebecq

These are from very different times but you might enjoy Camus, Sartre, Dostoevsky.

What does /lit/ think of Houellebecq?

What are some good books about unemployment?

Which authors were unemployed?

Are you unemployed?

If you have ever been unemployed, how long was it for?

Pic related: Houellebecq was unemployed and suffered depressed as a result. He attended a mental hospital before finding a tech job with the French government.

>>7029129
PIC RELATED WAS SEVEN YEARS AGO FFS

What the hell Michel ;_;

Why does Houellebecq hate Islam so much?
I've read Atomised, Platform and Whatever, and all his anti-post modernist/anti-'68 gen & feminazis/cuck/fag rant is well-formulated and explained, but tbh it's been a while since I read his works, so I don't remember the details around his Islamophobia, but doesn't it seem somewhat a solution to his Schopenhaueresque world-view and conclusion?
Is it because of le muslim raep rampage in european capitals?

Reading this dude's earlier work is like a huge wake-up call for me.
Feels like I'm getting the most fearless and honest exposé of humanity.
What are /lit/'s thoughts on him?

Why do European intellectuals constantly stress the importance of religion in the organizing of society or a metaphysical renaissance (even opting for Islam as a way out) when you have civilizations like China who have been perfectly fine without it for millennia.

Michel Houellebecq general.

I've only read les particules élémentaires but that was fucking monumental. Fucking beautiful work.

Is that his best or are there better?