Eric Horeng

Author: Michel Ceryoz, translated by Li Shengfeng
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Publish Date: 2006-11-07
Features: When he connects the behavior of his contemporaries to archetypes and cultural myths, when he analyzes our hidden motivations—media and narcissism—through the gap between discourse and action, through what may manifest as play, avoidance, or gambling, Houellebecq interprets their behavior as an indicator revealing an "ontological disease," a more metaphysical topic than one might think. What is questioned is not love itself, but the very things that drive these loves—discourse and behavior.