by Michel Houellebecq · Flammarion · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782080682376
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Plateforme is a novel by French author Michel Houellebecq, published in 2001. The story follows Michel, an employee of the Ministry of Culture, who, after the death of his father, decides to travel to Thailand. There he meets Valérie and together they explore new forms of sex tourism. The novel addresses themes such as sex tourism, culture shock, and the search for meaning in contemporary society, all with Houellebecq's characteristic provocative and controversial style.
Michel Houellebecq is a French author of novels, poems, and essays, as well as an occasional actor, filmmaker, and singer. His first book was a biographical essay on the horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. Houellebecq published his first novel Whatever in 1994 and his second, Atomised, in 1998, to international fame as well as controversy. He has published several books of poetry, including The Art of Struggle in 1996.
