Vo Francúzsku blízkej budúcnosti akademik François sleduje postupný rozklad svojho života. Sexuálna túžba upadá, nemá blízkych priateľov a vrchol svojej kariéry dosiahol prácou o spisovateľovi z 19. storočia Jorisovi-Karlovi Huysmansovi. V spoločnosti neskorého kapitalizmu, v ktorej sa z konzumizmu stalo náboženstvo, je François duchovne vyprázdnený, a tak hľadá spôsob zaplnenia vákua svojej existencie. A nie

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From unraveling the confusion surrounding digital TV to revealing the inner workings of Nielsen ratings Broadcast Television: A Complete Guide to the Industry takes an impartial and in-depth look at the business of commercial television. Unlike many books addressing this topic, the purpose of this primer is not to support a partisan opinion about what is right or wrong with television but rather to

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