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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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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2022
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- Titel
- Against The Grain
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Joris-Karl Huysmans
- Verlag
- DOUBLE 9 BOOKSLLP
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2022
- Einband
- Paperback
- Seitenzahl
- 228
- ISBN13
- 9789357270038
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Belletristik, Historisches Thema, Philosophisches Thema, Musikalische Thematik, Klassiker, Frankreich, 19. Jahrhundert, Leben, Französische Literatur, Kirche, Aristokratie, Adel, Symbolik, Dekadenz, Dandysmus
- Erstveröffentlichung
- 1884
- Originaltitel
- À rebours
- Bewertung
- 3,9 von 5 Sternen
- Beschreibung
- 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.