The Damned
$36.76
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
23 July 2001
Summary
The Damned: A Descent into Decadence
J.-K. Huysmans’s gaudy, shocking, and largely autobiographical novel, The Damned (L -Bas), was quickly condemned and just as quickly achieved cult status.
It follows Durtal, a shy, censorious man, who is writing a biography of Gilles de Rais, the fifteenth-century nobleman, child-murderer, and supposed model for “Bluebeard.” Bored and disgusted by the vulgarity of everyday life, Durtal seeks spiritual solace by immersing himself …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140447675 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140447679 |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Author: | Joris-Karl Huysmans, Terry Hale |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 23 July 2001 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 18mm |
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About The Author
Joris-Karl Huysmans
Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848-1907) is now recognized as one of the most challenging and innovative figures in European literature and an acknowledged principal architect of the fin-de-siècle imagination. He was a career civil servant who wrote ten novels, most notably À rebours and Là-Bas.
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