Against nature
Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl), 1848-19072003
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Des Esseintes is a neurasthenic aristocrat who has turned his back on the vulgarity of modern life and retreated to an isolated country villa, where he pursues his obsessions with exotic flowers, rare gems and complex perfumes. The original handbook of decadence, this novel enjoys a cult following.
Main title:
Against nature / Joris-Karl Huysmans ; translated by Robert Baldick.
Edition:
[New] ed. / with an introduction and notes by Patrick McGuinness.
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2003.
Collation:
xxxviii, 242 p. ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9780140447637 (pbk)
Dewey class:
843.8
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
405609