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Against the Grain
by Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl)
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- en
About this book
Creators: J.-K. Huysmans (1848-1907) and John Howard [Translator] "Against the Grain" by J.-K. Huysmans is a novel published in 1884. It follows Jean des Esseintes, the last member of a declining aristocratic family, who retreats from Parisian society to live in isolated aesthetic contemplation. The plotless narrative catalogues his eccentric experiments with art, literature, perfumes, and exotic flowers as he creates an artificial world that reflects his rejection of bourgeois life. This groundbreaking work abandoned Naturalism to become the defining example of Decadent literature, influencing Oscar Wilde and the Symbolist movement. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 51.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 1442