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ludic

I think above all that the disappearance of his crushing male presence had liberated the followers, and given them a desire to experience some lighter and more ludic moments.

—p.212 by Michel Houellebecq
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stentorian

Cop, his arms stretched skyward, sang in a stentorious voice

—p.174 by Michel Houellebecq
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sybaritic

I had expected a more or less sumptuous meal, punctuated by sybaritic delights; I was quickly disillusioned. When it came to food, the prophet was a devotee of the greatest frugality

—p.163 by Michel Houellebecq
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principally and almost uniquely bodies

If I was acrimonious, she was sweet; and if I took, unreservedly, the side of the old, she did not take, to the same extent, the side of the young. A long conversation ensued, becoming more and more emotional and tender, first in the bar, then at a restaurant, then in another bar, and finally in th…

—p.152 by Michel Houellebecq
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stripped of his villas on the Côte d’Azur

[...] most actors accept being loved for their celebrity without any problem, and why not? After all it’s part of themselves, of their most authentic personality, or in any case the one they have chosen for themselves. By contrast, men who can accept that they are loved for their money are rare, in…

—p.146 by Michel Houellebecq