Daniel is a comedian and columnist in the early twenty-first century, wealthy and cynical, and his story alternates with the commentaries of his clones, Daniel24 and Daniel25, who live centuries later in a world devastated by climate change, after humanity has been replaced by neohumans. A religious sect, the Elohimites, promises immortality through cloning. Houellebecq uses the two timelines to look at desire, aging and loneliness, and the prospect of a world without human contact.
It suits readers who want provocative literary science fiction and are comfortable with a bleak outlook. The book is divided into voices, and it takes patience to follow.
Deep, open-ended and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Deep Diver. Which reader are you?
- ISBN
- 9782253115526
- Language
- FR
