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In a near-future France- Francois- a middle-aged academic- is watching his life slowly dwindle to nothing. His sex drive is diminished- his parents are dead- and his lifelong obsession - the ideas and works of the nineteenth-century novelist Joris-Karl Huysmans - has led him nowhere. In a late-capitalist society where consumerism has become the new religion- Francois is spiritually barren- but seeking to fill the vacuum of his existence.And he is not alone. As the 2022 Presidential election approaches- two candidates emerge as favourites: Marine Le Pen of the Front National- and Muhammed Ben Abbes of the nascent Muslim Fraternity. Forming a controversial alliance with the mainstream parties- Ben Abbes sweeps to power- and overnight the country is transformed. Islamic law comes into force: women are veiled- polygamy is encouraged and- for Francois- life is set on a new course.Submission is both a devastating satire and a profound meditation on isolation- faith and love. It is a startling new work by one of the most provocative and prescient novelists of today....