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Biography
Michel Houellebecq (born Michel Thomas on 26 February 1956) is a French author, known for his novels, poems and essays, as well as an occasional actor, filmmaker and singer.
Awards & recognition
- Paul-Jean Toulet Prize · 2026
- Austrian State Prize — European Literature · 2019
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · 2019
- Oswald Spengler Prize · 2018
- The prize of the BNF · 2015
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- Prix Goncourt · 2010
- Prix Interallié · 2005
- Dublin Literary Award · 2002
- Grand prix national des Lettres · 1998
- Prix Décembre · 1998
- Prix de Flore · 1996
- International Booker Prize · 2020 · nominated
- Dublin Literary Award · 2002 · nominated
