Against Nature: ( A rebours) (Decadence from Dedalus) [Paperback]

J.-K. Huysmans (Author), Brendan King (Translator)

Book Description

Series: Decadence from Dedalus | Publication Date: May 31, 2008

Des Esseintes, is a neurasthenic aristocrat who has turned his back on the vulgarity of modern life and retreated to an isolated country villa. Here, accompanied only by a couple of silent servants, he pursues his obsessions with exotic flowers, rare gems, and complex perfumes and embarks on a series of increasingly strange aesthetic experiments..

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"It will be the biggest fiasco of the year - but I don't care a damn! It will be something nobody has ever done before, and I shall have said what I had to say." -- J.-K. Huysmans, about Against Nature, in 1884,

About the Author

J-.K.Huysmans began writing as a naturalist in the style of Zola. His early works excel in their descriptive ability and he is one of the greatest authors in describing the life of Paris.The publication of Against Nature in 1884 made him famous and the cult author of the 19 th century.

Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: Dedalus Limited (May 31, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1903517656
• ISBN-13: 978-1903517659
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,337,244 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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