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International Dublin Literary Award こくさいだぶりんぶんがくしょう

Edition 7 (2002)

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Winners

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Michel Houellebecq みしぇる うえるべっく Winner

Around the half-brothers Michel and Bruno, the novel satirically depicts a contemporary world shaped by desire, loneliness, science, and consumer culture. Its provocative style and black humor expose the era's emptiness without restraint.

Through two half-brothers, the novel exposes the emptiness of a society ruled by desire and loneliness.

384 pages
modern societydesirelonelinessscience and ethicssocial critique
Frank Wynne ふらんく うぃん Winner

Around the half-brothers Michel and Bruno, the novel satirically depicts a contemporary world shaped by desire, loneliness, science, and consumer culture. Its provocative style and black humor expose the era's emptiness without restraint.

Through two half-brothers, the novel exposes the emptiness of a society ruled by desire and loneliness.

384 pages
modern societydesirelonelinessscience and ethicssocial critique