Giuliano da Empoli turns to Silicon Valley for his new novel, 'Le Fondateur'
Le Monde reports that the Italian-French writer and essayist's latest book follows a tech entrepreneur modeled on Peter Thiel, and warns of the threat such figures pose to democracy — though the review suggests da Empoli may be a little too taken with his own creation.
Giuliano da Empoli, known for his essays and his previous fiction on power and its mechanics, has published a new novel titled 'Le Fondateur'. According to Le Monde's Livres section, the book immerses readers in the world of tech entrepreneurs, with a central figure inspired by Peter Thiel, the American investor and co-founder of PayPal and Palantir.
The novel's stated aim, per the same review, is to denounce the dangers that this class of entrepreneur represents for democracy. But Le Monde's headline itself raises a reservation: da Empoli seems, in the reviewer's eyes, somewhat subjugated by his subject — suggesting a tension between the novel's critical intent and the fascination it ends up projecting onto its tech-founder character.
No further detail on plot, structure, or publisher has been provided in the source material.
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