“The world outside had its own rules, and those rules were not human.”
Michel Houellebecq book Atomised
Source: The Elementary Particles
Quotes from bookAtomised
Michel HouellebecqOriginal title Les Particules élémentaires (French, 1998)
Atomised, also known as The Elementary Particles , is a novel by the French author Michel Houellebecq, published in France in 1998. It tells the story of two half-brothers, Michel and Bruno, and their mental struggles against their situations in modern society. It was translated into English by Frank Wynne as Atomised in the UK and as The Elementary Particles in the US. It won the International Dublin Literary Award for writer and translator.
“It's a curious idea to reproduce when you don't even like life.”
Michel Houellebecq book Atomised
Source: The Elementary Particles
“He doesn't know it yet, but the infinity of childhood is brief.”
Michel Houellebecq book Atomised
Source: The Elementary Particles
“Tenderness is a deeper instinct than seduction, which is why it is so hard to give up hope.”
Michel Houellebecq book Atomised
Source: The Elementary Particles
