8vo (216 × 141 mm). 300 pp., (2) ff. Full light-aubergine morocco, imitating the colour of the printed title-page; smooth spine gilt-lettered; original wrappers and backstrip preserved. Binding by Poupelin.
First edition, with an author’s presentation inscription. Houellebecq’s sixth novel, and one of his most widely discussed. The narrator, a specialist in J.-K. Huysmans, contemplates conversion to Islam following the electoral victory of a Muslim political party — a premise that sparked considerable public debate upon publication.
With a fine authorial inscription: “pour Charles Perrault, / assez longtemps après / (à Paris, le 6 décembre 2023). / Cordialement / Michel Houellebecq”.
