The brilliant and unpredictable Michel Houellebecq is one of the most celebrated writers on the planet, the author of international bestsellers 'The Elementary Particles,' 'Platform,' 'The Possibility of an Island,' and 'Map and Territory' (winner of the 2010 Goncourt Prize). His sixth novel, 'Submission,' by a fateful coincidence, hit the shelves on the day of the bloody terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine, which dedicated an issue to the book's release. 'Submission' tells the story of the near-future collapse of France's contemporary political system. Houellebecq himself defined the genre of his novel as 'political fiction.' The action unfolds in 2022. A Muslim president comes to power democratically, and the country begins to change before our eyes. A lonely intellectual named François, absorbed in science, university intrigue, and the search for temporary girlfriends, suddenly finds his world collapsing like a house of cards.