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The narrative follows Des Esseintes, a character suffering from neurasthenia, who retreats from Parisian life to his opulent country estate in Fontenay. There, he indulges in extreme sensual pleasures, crafting unique experiences like a "mouth organ" for drinking and cultivating exotic plants. His obsession with beauty and art, including music and poetry, leads to further deterioration of his health. Ultimately, his struggle culminates in a plea for divine mercy, reflecting the themes of excess and the search for meaning amid decadence in late 19th-century French culture.
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Against The Grain, Joris-Karl Huysmans
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- Année de publication
- 2022
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- Titre
- Against The Grain
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Joris-Karl Huysmans
- Éditeur
- DOUBLE 9 BOOKSLLP
- Publié
- 2022
- Format
- souple
- Pages
- 228
- ISBN13
- 9789357270038
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Fiction, Thème historique, Thématique philosophique, Thématique musicale, Classiques, France, Vie, 19e siècle, Littérature française, Église, Aristocratie, noblesse, Symbolisme, Décadence, Dandysme
- Première publication
- 1884
- Titre original
- À rebours
- Évaluation
- 3,9 sur 5
- Description
- The narrative follows Des Esseintes, a character suffering from neurasthenia, who retreats from Parisian life to his opulent country estate in Fontenay. There, he indulges in extreme sensual pleasures, crafting unique experiences like a "mouth organ" for drinking and cultivating exotic plants. His obsession with beauty and art, including music and poetry, leads to further deterioration of his health. Ultimately, his struggle culminates in a plea for divine mercy, reflecting the themes of excess and the search for meaning amid decadence in late 19th-century French culture.