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The Elementary Particles
Book • 2000
The novel tells the story of Michel and Bruno, two half-brothers abandoned by their mother and raised by different grandmothers.
Michel becomes a reclusive molecular biologist whose research leads to the elimination of sexual reproduction, while Bruno grows into a sexually frustrated and nihilistic school teacher.
The narrative is marked by a pessimistic vision of humanity, highlighting themes of loneliness, the decay of human relationships, and the eventual replacement of humans by a new, genetically engineered species.
The book is known for its detached, sociological style and its profound philosophical and sociological insights into the human condition at the turn of the 21st century.
Michel becomes a reclusive molecular biologist whose research leads to the elimination of sexual reproduction, while Bruno grows into a sexually frustrated and nihilistic school teacher.
The narrative is marked by a pessimistic vision of humanity, highlighting themes of loneliness, the decay of human relationships, and the eventual replacement of humans by a new, genetically engineered species.
The book is known for its detached, sociological style and its profound philosophical and sociological insights into the human condition at the turn of the 21st century.
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Mentioned by ARX-Han as a literary influence, particularly for his exploration of materialism and the collapse of meaning.
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Mentioned by Carlos Lozada as a novelist who anticipated themes of populism and late liberal exhaustion.
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