Against Nature Huysmans, J.K.

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As Joris-Karl Huysmans predicted in 1884, Against Nature (A rebours) was fated to be a novel like no other. Resisting the models of classic nineteenth-century fiction, it focuses on the attempts of its anti-hero, the hypersensitive neurotic and aesthete Des Esseintes, to escape Paris and the vulgarity of modern life. Holed up in his private museum of high taste, he indulges his pleasure in fine art and literature. A compendium of fin-de-siecle cultural decadence, Against Nature anticipates strains of modernism in its appreciation of Baudelaire, Moreau, Redon, Mallarme, and Poe. This new translation is supplemented by substantial annotation to enhance the understanding of a highly allusive work.

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  • J.-K. Huysmans, Against Nature: A New Translation of `A Rebours’ (Penguin Classics), paperback

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Weight 8.8 lbs
Item Condition

Acceptable

Item Remarks

Paperback cover has some wear, creases and tears. Pages are clean and the binding is secure.

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Unbranded

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9780140440867

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