[saliotthomas]

First of all i hate the guts of Michel Houellebecq.He actully live in Irland for a taxe related raison.The guy is an ponpous jerk,and so are is books.An attitude.
The list of french modern writer would start with Louis Ferdinand Celine,who unfortunatly is compared sometime to "the jerk" but who got far more depth,and who's misantropie is only apparent(the man was a doctor in poor district) André Gide is another interesting one.Romain gary aka Emile Ajar.The reporters Joseph Kessel,blaise Cendras.I never liked Saint Exupery but it is a matter of personne.
I would also recommend Le Cleziot for is wonderfull prose.(pure pearl)
Michel Tournier is though a great writer but also admiting his talent,i never got into it.Francoise Sagan did interesting things.
Fred Vargas is a very good crime writer as well as a woman of caracter(try it is you can Pontalba)
For the amateur of Historical fiction Maurice Druon as serie call the Dommed Kings very good indeed.