John Crace squashes Houellebecq’s Submission and asks whether the sacred monster of French fiction is just making trouble for its own sake

John Crace takes a satirical look at Michel Houellebecq’s latest novel, Submission, squashing this portrait of a country sliding into Islamic rule into just 600 words. But is this dark tale a searching examination of an important contemporary issue or a pointless provocation? Richard Lea and Nabeelah Shabbir examine its impact on both sides of the Channel.

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Submission: the digested read

Alex Preston reviews Submission



