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1	Against the grain more books like this by J.-K. Huysmans Huysmans tells the story of a jaded count who tries to revive his senses by means of increasingly more extravagant intoxications. When A REBOURS appeared in 1884, Huysmans wrote, it "fell like an aerolite into the literary fairground, to be received with mingled amazement and indignation; the Press completely lost their heads; such an outburst of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.84! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Against nature more books like this by J.-K. Huysmans The hero of this curious novel is 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 a couple of silent servants, he pursues his obsessions with exotic flowers, rare gems, and complex perfumes and embarks on a series of increasingly ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $7.00! \| SVS
3	Là-bas more books like this by Joris-Karl Huysmans Published in 1891, LA-BAS is Huysmans' best-selling novel; its success was due, in part, to its sensational contents (descriptions of Satanism in late 1880 France.) It is in this novel that Huysmans' character, Durtal, is introduced for the first time. This character is thought to be a semi-autobiographical depiction of the author and is used in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.18! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Against Nature: 4a New Translation of a Rebours' more books like this by Joris-Karl Huysmans, Robert Baldick (Translator) Huysmans tells the story of a jaded count who tries to revive his senses by means of increasingly more extravagant intoxications. When A REBOURS appeared in 1884, Huysmans wrote, it "fell like an aerolite into the literary fairground, to be received with mingled amazement and indignation; the Press completely lost their heads; such an outburst of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.97!
5	Against Nature: A Rebours more books like this by J -K Huysmans, Brendan King (Translator) 'It will be the biggest fiasco of the year - but I don't care a damn! It will be something nobody has ever done before, and I shall have said what I had to say.' As Joris -Karl Huysmans announced in 1884, Against Nature was fated to be a novel like no other. Resisting the models of classic nineteenth-century fiction, it focuses on the attempts of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.50! \| SVS
6	The Oblate of St. Benedict more books like this by Joris-Karl Huysmans, Terry Hale (Editor), Edward Perceval (Translator) This is the final part of Huysmans' alter ego, Durtal's spiritual journey. From the satanism of La-Bas (1891) he makes his way to the foot of the cross by a retreat in a Trappist monastery in En Route (1895) and by living in Chartres in The Cathedral (1898) until finally he embraces Roman Catholicism in The Oblate of St. Benedict (1903). Durtal is ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $22.26! \| first editions
7	En route more books like this by J.-K. Huysmans "Out of curiosity and to kill time, after so many years of forgetfulness, he enters a church and hears the Vespers for the Dead. Heavily upon his ears the music falls -- psalm after psalm, in antiphonal chant, as the singers toss up, like ditch-diggers, their shovels-full of verses -- and shakes his soul to its depths!" Disgusted with life, ... see all copies from $7.05! new only from $15.95! \| first editions \| SVS
8	A Rebours by J.-K. Huysmans Huysmans tells the story of a jaded count who tries to revive his senses by means of increasingly more extravagant intoxications. When A REBOURS appeared in 1884, Huysmans wrote, it "fell like an aerolite into the literary fairground, to be received with mingled amazement and indignation; the Press completely lost their heads; such an outburst of ... see all copies from $6.63! new only from $13.49! \| first editions
9	Down there (La bas) more books like this by J.-K. Huysmans Classic novel of Satanism and Black Mass by greatest of French "decadents." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.74! \| first editions
10	The Cathedral more books like this by Joris-Karl Huysmans The Virgin had appeared to two children on a hill. By another coincidence, this Saturday was the eve of the Festival of Our Lady of Seven Dolours. And she appeared as Our Lady of Tears in that desert landscape of stubborn rocks and dismal hills. Weeping bitterly, She had uttered reproofs and threats. The fame of this event spread far and wide; ... see all copies from $3.29! new only from $10.19! \| first editions \| SVS
11	With the Flow: And M. Bougran's Retirement by Joris-Karl Huysmans, Andrew Brown (Translator), Simon Callow (Foreword by) M. Folantin is a government employee who is overwhelmed by the quotidian misery of life. The story follows his Quixotic quest for enjoyment - as he goes to a restaurant, to the cinema, and to a prostitute - but ultimately finds that nothing can shake from him his disgust and boredom with the business of living. see all copies from $3.99! new only from $9.75! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Marthe more books like this by J.-K. Huysmans see all copies from $4.88! new only from $23.74! \| first editions
13	St. Lydwine of Schiedam by Joris-Karl Huysmans, Agnes Hastings (Translator) see all copies from $10.99! new only from $10.99!
14	Becalmed more books like this by Joris-Karl Huysmans, Terry Hale (Translator) see all copies from $25.56!
15	The Road from Decadence: From Brothel to Cloister - Selected Letters of J. K. Huysmans more books like this by Barbara Beaumont (Editor), Joris-Karl Huysmans see all copies from $15.00! first editions
16 view cover	Against the Grain more books like this by Huysmans Joris-Karl Huysmans Huysmans was a French novelist noted for his vast scope of language, his sensuous descriptions and satirical wit. His pessimistic outlook showed a deep disgust for modern life. Des Esseintes is the main character. He is an exocentric antihero who despises 19th century upper=class society. Des Esseintes tried to create his own artistic world. This ... see all copies from $11.94! new only from $11.94! \| SVS
17	En Rade more books like this by Joris-Karl Huysmans see all copies from $11.43! new only from $11.43! \| first editions
18	Lettres Inedites a E. De Goncourt by Jorisâ Karl Huysmans see all copies from $1.99!
19	Down There La Bas a Study in more books like this by Joris-Karl Huysmans, Keene Wallis (Translator) see all copies from $17.97! new only from $17.97!
20	Contra Natura (Marginales) by Joris-Karl Huysmans see all copies from $22.24! new only from $22.24!
21	Lettres Inedites a Jules Destree by Jorisâ Karl Huysmans see all copies from $1.99!
22	The oblate by J.-K. Huysmans see all copies from $52.20!
23 view cover	Marthe: The Story of a Whore more books like this by Joris-Karl Huysmans, Brendan King (Translator) see all copies from $7.20! new only from $10.23! \| SVS
24	Gegen Den Strich by Joris-Karl Huysmans see all copies from $31.53! new only from $31.53!
25	Cathedral: Dedalus European Classics by Joris-Karl Huysmans see all copies from $5.50! new only from $99.00!

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