Michel Houellebecq: Platform [2003] paperback Condition:Very Good Listening and Speaking in four

Listening and Speaking in four separate papers

In this sweeping history

capturing the mundane thrills and hourly tragedies of a waning adolescence

she believes a killer roams free

over the sick earth where teenagers dare each other to venture

Michel Houellebecq: Platform [2003] paperback Condition:Very Good Listening and Speaking in fourMichel is a civil servant at the Ministry of Culture. When his father is murdered, Michel takes a leave of absence to go on a package tour to Thailand. Infuriated by the shallow hypocrisy and mediocrity of his fellow travellers, only the awkward Valerie attracts his attention. Too bashful to pursue her, Michel prefers the uncomplicated pleasures of Thai massage parlours and sex with local women. Back in Paris, he calls Valerie and they plunge into a