The author appeared in a caricature on the front page of the satirical magazine "Charlie Hebdo" on 7 January 2015, the day when the offices of the newspaper were attacked by masked gunmen who killed eight "Charlie Hebdo" employees. The title on the cover was: "Les prédictions du mage Houellebecq : en 2015, je perds mes dents, en 2022, je fais ramadan." (English: ""The predictions of the sorcerer Houellebecq: In 2015, I lose my teeth. In 2022, I observe Ramadan."")