Against Nature
of Joris-Karl Huysmans, Robert Baldick (Translator), Patrick McGuinness (Annotations)
Description
With a title translated either as Against Nature or as Against The Grain, this wildly original fin-de-siĂšcle novel follows its sole character, Des Esseintes, a decadent, ailing aristocrat who retreats to an isolated villa where he indulges his taste for luxury and excess. Veering between nervous excitability and debilitating ennui, he gluts his aesthetic appetites with classical literature and art, exotic jewels (with which he fatally encrusts the shell of his tortoise), rich perfumes, and a kaleidoscope of sensual experiences. The original handbook of decadence, Against Nature exploded like a grenade (in the words of Huysmans) and has enjoyed a cult readership from its publication to the present day.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 242 pages
- Publisher Penguin
- Publication Date May 1st 2003
- First Publication 10/28/84
- Language English
- ISBN 9780140447637
- Edition Penguin Classics
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Fontenay-aux-Roses (France)']
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