La carte et le territoire de Michel Houellebecq en tant que roman de l’artiste postmoderne
The Map and the Territory by Michel Houellebecq as a Postmodernist Künstlerroman

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to study the phenomenon of postmodernist Künstlerroman on the example of The Map and the Territory by Michel Houellebecq. The paper is focused on the social voyage of the artist-protagonist, Jed Martin, who enters into the art world and has to face its capitalist logic. The analysis of Michel Houellebecq’s novel allows not only to trace the evolution of the young artist and his search to develop a sense of identity, but also to reveal the process inherent to the postmodernist Künstlerroman – the process of devaluation, marginalization and relativization of art.

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