Against Nature
Against Nature is Huysmans's great fin-de-sicle novel anticipating many strains of modernism in its appreciation of Baudelaire, Moreau, Redon, Mallarm and Poe. A novel like no other, it features a hero, des Esseintes, 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 two silent servants, he pursues his obsessions with exotic flowers, rare gems, and complex perfumes, embarking on a series of increasingly strange aesthetic experiments, starting with the decision to give his giant pet tortoise a jewel-encrusted shell.
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Weitere Autoren: King, Brendan (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-1-903517-65-9
- EAN: 9781903517659
- Produktnummer: 3359071
- Verlag: Dedalus Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 252 S.
- Masse: H12.6 cm x B19.9 cm x D2.2 cm 332 g
- Gewicht: 332
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
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