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Against the Grain
Against the Grain
Against the Grain
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Against the Grain is a novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans. Jean des Esseintes is an eccentric, reclusive, ailing aesthete. The last heir of an aristocratic family, he loathes the bourgeois society and tries to retreat into an ideal artistic world of his own creation.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherDigiCat
Release dateMay 28, 2022
ISBN8596547022602
Against the Grain
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J.-K. Huysmans

J.-K. Huysmans (1847-1907) changed from being an obscure author and art critic to one of the most famous authors of his day with the publication of A Rebours (Against Nature) in 1884. A Rebours is a ground-breaking novel which captures the decadent spirit of the day and marks his final break with Zola and naturalism. Dedalus have published 12 books by J.-K. Huysmans, 11 in new translations by Brendan King; Marthe, Parisian Sketches, The Vatard Sisters, Stranded (En Rade), Drifting, Against Nature, Las Bas, Modern Art, Certain Artists, The Cathedral and The Oblate of St Benedict. In addition to an old translation of En Route which will be replaced by a new translation by Brendan King in 2023. Robert Baldick's brilliant book The Life of J.-K. Huysmans was published by Dedalus in the autumn of 2005, updated and edited by Brendan King.

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