{"product_id":"interventions-2020-9781509549962","title":"Interventions 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe death of God in the West was the prelude to a metaphysical soap opera that continues to this day. Christianity's masterstroke was to combine a fierce belief in the individual with the promise of eternal participation in the Absolute. When that dream evaporated, various attempts were made to offer the individual a minimum of being. The latest of these attempts is advertising, which seeks to arouse desire and transform the subject into a docile phantom, doomed to follow advertising's every whim. But, like all previous attempts, this superficial participation in the world fails, and unhappiness and depression continue to spread. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe can all produce a cold revolution in ourselves, however, by stepping outside the flow of information and advertising. We need to take some time out, unplug the television, turn off our smartphones, stop buying stuff and adopt an aesthetic attitude to the world. We just need to stay still for a few seconds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is one of the key themes developed by Michel Houellebecq in this collection of his texts and interviews from the last three decades. Here he explains and elaborates his point of view, discusses his novels and addresses a wide range of topics from politics, religion and literature to suicide, euthanasia and paedophilia. An indispensable book for anyone interested in the work of one of the most widely read and controversial novelists of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichel Houellebecq\u003c\/b\u003e is a French writer, poet and essayist. His many bestselling books include \u003ci\u003ePlatform\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Possibility of an Island\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSubmission\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSerotonin\u003c\/i\u003e. He won the prestigious Prix Goncourt in 2010 and, in 2019, he was awarded the L?gion d'honneur, France's highest order of merit.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50916254843154,"sku":"9781509549962","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_823de296-4363-479f-99ce-e88c0983ba68.jpg?v=1738845796","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/interventions-2020-9781509549962","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}