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Atomised

Name: Atomised
Author: Michel Houellebecq

Novel by Michel Houellebecq

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Also known as The Elementary Particles · Les Particules élémentaires

Author: Michel Houellebecq
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2025-05-06
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Released: August 1998
Language: French

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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.

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Country of origin: France
Title: Les Particules élémentaires
Narrative location: France
Has version, edition or translation: Atomised
The Elementary Particles released: November 13, 2001 · publisher: Vintage Books · distribution format: paperback
Form of creative work: novel
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2026-03-05
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Set in period: 20th century
Main subject: human sexuality
transhumanism
Translator: Frank Wynne

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