French Novel ‘Submission’ Featured On Charlie Hebdo Cover to Be Published in US
The disputable French novel emphasized on the cover of France's " Charlie Hebdo " magazine not long from now is slated to be published in the U.s. in spite of Wednesday's savage assault on the magazine's business locales in Paris. "We don't have security concerns and are eager to distribute him. He's an extraordinary author," said Jeff Seroy, a representative for Farrar, Straus & Giroux, which has procured rights to distribute Michel Houellebecq's book, " Submission ." The book, which was discharged in France Wednesday, envisions the nation headed by a Muslim president who bans ladies from the working environment. It touched off contention in France even before its discharge. A distribution date has not been set for the U.s. version. William Heinemann, an engraving of Random House UK, will distribute it in the UK in September, a representative for that distributer said. Four of Mr. Houellebecq's books have been published