In yesterday's Irish Times, Paris correspondent, Lara Marlowe wrote a piece on Michel Houellebecq's latest book, 'Submission', which went on sale in France yesterday.
The book is about fictional figure Ben Abbes, a Muslim, who becomes French President.
The book has caused great upset among the French left and it featured in the most recent issue of Charlie Hebdo.
Little did Lara Marlowe know of what would happen on the day her piece appeard in The Irish Times.
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