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Michel Houellebecq
French writer.
The record
Michel Houellebecq is a French writer. Born on 26 February 1956 in Saint-Pierre, Houellebecq is 70.
Notable works include The Map and the Territory, Whatever and Atomised. Houellebecq studied at Lycée Chaptal and Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon. Honours include Prix Tristan-Tzara, Prix de Flore and Prix Décembre, among 12 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 83 languages, Michel Houellebecq is No. 5,269 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 26 February 1956, Saint-Pierre (age 70)
- Country
- France
- Known as
- Poet, film director, songwriter
- Field
- Literature
- Education
- Lycée Chaptal, Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon
- Genres
- Essay
- Languages
- French
- Wikipedia editions
- 83
Did you know
26 Feb
Shares a birthday with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Johnny Cash.
4
One of 4 people in the Index born in Saint-Pierre, with Dimitri Payet.
83
Has a Wikipedia article in 83 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Connections
Michel Houellebecq
- MotherLucie Ceccaldi
Honours and works
Awards
- Prix Tristan-Tzara1992
- Prix de Flore1996
- Prix Décembre1998
- Grand prix national des Lettres1998
- Dublin Literary Award2002
- Prix Interallié2005
- Prix Goncourt2010
- The prize of the BNF2015
- Oswald Spengler Prize2018
- Knight of the Legion of Honour2019
- Austrian State Prize for European Literature2019
- Paul-Jean Toulet Prize2026
Notable works
- The Map and the Territory
- Whatever
- Atomised
- The Possibility of an Island
- Platform
- Soumission
- Annihilation
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