Lol it's classed as 'political fiction', the plot sounds like metamorphosis meets IDpol twitter. A lot rubbish like this getting published atm. I think it'll start declining tho. The same with TV and movies and the arts generally, there is the cultural production lag from 2020 when this stuff was commissioned /produced / funded and perhaps some delay.

Fear not the English translation of the new houellebecq book is out this year :)