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Michel Houellebecq is a French novelist, poet and essayist. His novels include Les Particules élémentaires, Plateforme, Soumission and Sérotonine, and La Carte et le Territoire won the Prix Goncourt in 2010. He has also released music and appeared in films.
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A Nanterre investigating judge placed novelist Michel Houellebecq under formal investigation on November 10, 2026, over 2022 remarks about Muslims in Front Populaire. The groups that complained say the remarks provoke hatred; his lawyers say they contain no exhortation and are protected expression.
