Atomised, First Edition (10 results)

Condition: New. 2001. First UK Edition. paperback. Half-brothers Michel and Bruno have a mother in common but little else. This is the story of two brothers, but the subject of the novel is in its dismantling of society and its assumptions, a dissection of modern lives and loves. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276. . . . . .

Condition: New. 2025. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A clean, neat and very sound copy. First impression. Small octavo in publisher's original turquoise boards with gilt title and credits to spine, 379 pages. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper. 'The most controversial and exciting novel to come out of France for decades.' Listing with ABEbooks since 2003, we guarantee our book descriptions, & post the next business day.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First British Edition. Slightly cocked else fine in a very fresh, fine dustjacket (mylar-protected).

First UK edition. Hardcover. Page edges just slightly toned, otherwise fine in fine dustjacket (sterling price intact). A novel which stirred excitement, admiration and controversy when published in France. The English translation (used on both sides of the Atlantic) is by Frank Wynne. Arguably the jacket art and title of the British edition are catchier to the eye and ear than the American counterpart. Neither of the English-language first edition are common.

Hardback. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st UK, 1st impression. Julian Barnes said of this French title, "A novel which hunts big game while others settle for shooting rabbit". Well, buckle up for the safari through Houellebecq's often tortured imagination in this second novel which brought him both fame and controversy. Commendable for its razor sharp dissection of different layers of contemporary society and reviled by some for its gratuitous description of libertine sexuality, this book is, perhaps, as another reviewer said, ".irresistible, whether you like it or not." The binding is a little loose at half-title page. Light tanning to page edges. No marks or inscriptions. The jacket hasa little rubbing to spine top edge.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First UK edition of Michel Houellebecq's classic, published by William Heinneman, London, in 2000 and translated by Frank Wynne (published concurrently in the US as 'The Elementary Particles'). The book is about two half-brothers living sad, lonely and monotonous lives devoid of love, and the idea that humanity is only just particles in the end. It is the work that propelled the author to French and international fame and, later, notoriety. Fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A scarce first printing.Book and DJ in fine conditions Signed by the author on title page. Signature was obtained in NYC at NYU Maison Francaise during a lecture given by the author. Book is unread opened inly to be signed. Beautiful collectable copy. Signed by Author(s).

First UK edition, first printing of 'Atomised' by Michel Houellebecq, published by Heinemann, London, in 2000. A near fine book free from internal inscriptions, with pushing to head and foot of spine, small crease at head of spine, browning and spotting to the text block, some spotting to preliminary pages. In a near fine unclipped dust wrapper, some bumping to the spine tips and light edge wear to extremities. Atomised by Michel Houellebecq is a controversial and provocative novel that follows the lives of two half-brothers, Michel and Bruno, who are shaped by the cultural and sexual revolutions of the 20th century. Michel, a dispassionate molecular biologist, and Bruno, a sex-obsessed teacher, both struggle with isolation and disillusionment. The novel delves into themes of love, alienation and the decline of Western civilisation, offering a bleak yet incisive critique of modern society and human relationships.

First UK edition of the novel that gained the author international notoriety. Houellebecq tackles individualism, the sexual revolution, and consumer culture in a graphic and relentless style that drew him comparisons to Brett Easton Ellis, Camus, and Aldous Huxley. First published in French in 1998, the English translation was released in the UK and US simultaneously, the American edition as The Elementary Particles. Octavo. Original blue boards, spine lettered in gilt, publishers device to front board gilt, green endpapers. With dust jacket. Couple of creases to top edge of unclipped jacket, previous booksellers security tag to verso: a fine copy in near-fine jacket.