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- 228 páginas
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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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- Título
- Against The Grain
- Idioma
- Inglés
- Autores
- Joris-Karl Huysmans
- Editorial
- DOUBLE 9 BOOKSLLP
- Publicado en
- 2022
- Formato
- Tapa blanda
- Páginas
- 228
- ISBN13
- 9789357270038
- Serie
- Etiquetas
- Ficción, Tema histórico, Temática filosófica, Temática musical, Clásicos, Francia, Vida, Siglo XIX, Literatura francesa, Iglesia, Aristocracia, nobleza, Simbolismo, Decadencia, Dandismo
- Primera publicación
- 1884
- Título original
- À rebours
- Calificación
- 3,9 de 5
- Descripción
- 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.