Joris Karl Huysmans eBooks
eBooks di Joris Karl Huysmans editi da Passerino
The Cathedral. E-book. Formato EPUB Joris-Karl Huysmans - Passerino, 2025 -
The Cathedral (La Cathédrale, 1898) is a novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans, a French writer known for his transition from Naturalism to Symbolism and his deep interest in Catholicism later in life. This novel is part of a quasi-autobiographical series following the character Durtal, who first appeared in Là-bas (1891) and continued through En Route (1895). In The Cathedral, Durtal has converted to Catholicism and, recovering from a crisis of faith, retreats to the town of Chartres to immerse himself in the study of its famous Gothic cathedral, Notre-Dame de Chartres.Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans (5 February 1848 – 12 May 1907) was a French novelist and art critic who published his works as Joris-Karl Huysmans.Translated by Clara Bell.
Against the Grain. E-book. Formato EPUB Joris-Karl Huysmans - Passerino, 2023 -
À rebours (translated Against Nature or Against the Grain) is an 1884 novel by the French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans. The narrative centers on a single character: Jean des Esseintes, an eccentric, reclusive, ailing aesthete.Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans (5 February 1848 – 12 May 1907) was a French novelist and art critic who published his works as Joris-Karl Huysmans. He is most famous for the novel À rebours (1884, published in English as Against the Grain and as Against Nature). He supported himself by way of a 30-year career in the French civil service.