Aurélien Bellanger, (born 20 April 1980 in

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), is a French writer and actor. He debuted in 2010 with a monograph about

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and has since published novels on a regular basis. His second novel, ''L'Aménagement du territoire'', received the 2014

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. Due to his occupation with technology and modern life, his novels have been compared to the works of Houellebecq and

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. In ''La Croix'', Sabine Audrerie notes "If we had to look for a link, we could retain the desire to be part of the Balzacie heritage." Less elogious, Jérôme Dupuis of ''

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'' described him as "a Houellebecq without humour, without sex, without aphorism, without melancholy".

Literary works

* ''Houellebecq écrivain romantique'' (2010), éditions Léo Scheer, monograph * ''La Théorie de l'information'' (2012),

éditions Gallimard Éditions Gallimard (), formerly Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française (1911–1919) and Librairie Gallimard (1919–1961), is one of the leading French book publishers. In 2003, it and its subsidiaries published 1,418 titles. Founded by G ...

, novel * ''L'Aménagement du territoire'' (2014),

, novel * ''Le Grand Paris'' (2017),

, novel * ''Le Continent de la douceur'' (2019),

, novel * ''Téléréalité'' (2021),

, novel * ''Le vingtième siècle'' (2023),

, novel * ''Le musée de la jeunesse'' (2024),

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* '' Les derniers jours du Parti socialiste'' (2024).

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, novel

Filmography

* ''Vilaine Fille, mauvais garçon'' (2011) * ''Agit pop'' (2011) * ''

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'' (''La Bataille de Solférino'') (2013)

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