tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461948747659071092.post5297020724961057146..comments2023-09-29T02:49:02.989-07:00Comments on An Emphatic Umph: On Michel Houellebecq's The Elementary ParticlesDaniel Coffeenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03912050391869734890noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461948747659071092.post-67578814979195022802010-04-28T08:14:40.135-07:002010-04-28T08:14:40.135-07:00his prose in French is not so much better...
Yes,...his prose in French is not so much better...<br /><br />Yes, there is an universe, and better than all, an universe which speaks to the today man.@PierreDDNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485581322634051533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461948747659071092.post-55111605553502793222010-04-26T18:45:28.423-07:002010-04-26T18:45:28.423-07:00I will admit that, at least in English, his prose ...I will admit that, at least in English, his prose doesn't always sparkle. Indeed, at times it is downright terrible.<br /><br />But The Elementary Particles is brilliant — his rhythm, his vision, the way he connects the personal, the species, and the historical. <br /><br />I love the way he deploys such a thorough, and usually fresh, vision. He has taught me much and I remain thankful.Daniel Coffeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912050391869734890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461948747659071092.post-68704461972875540262010-04-26T00:32:50.590-07:002010-04-26T00:32:50.590-07:00hello,
I have read long time ago the book in Fren...hello,<br /><br />I have read long time ago the book in French. (i'm French).<br /><br />Don't share your enthusism, I must say.<br /><br />The language is poor. I used to read english books and even if I understand only 20%/30% of the words, I enjoy the colors of the unknown words and the dynamic of grammar. Most of the time classics of english spoken litterature. Houellebecq has a repetitive rythm.<br /><br /><br />A very ironical document may give you ideas about Houellebecq (in French, I must say):<br /><br />http://www.arteradio.com/son/20258/Houellebecq_tour<br /><br />I enjoy very much your teching of rhetoric 10 on itunes. Thanks to have shared it!@PierreDDNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485581322634051533noreply@blogger.com