This novel is most noteable for its apparent condoning of sex tourism and anti-Muslim feelings was by the same author who published a book of poems called what?
Platform (novel) Platform (French: "Plateforme" ) is a 2001 novel by French writer Michel Houellebecq (translated into English by Frank Wynne). It has received both great praise and great criticism, most notably for the novel's apparent condoning of sex tourism and anti-Muslim feelings. Houellebecq was charged for inciting racial and religious hatred after describing Islam as "stupid", but the charges were ultimately dismissed.
A Thing of Beauty A Thing of Beauty is a novel by author A. J. Cronin, initially published in 1956, with the alternate title of "Crusader's Tomb". It tells the story of Stephen Desmonde, an English painter who struggles for recognition in a conventional world, sacrificing everything for his passion for art. The title is a reference to John Keats' 1818 poem, "Endymion", which begins with "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever."