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Against nature (A rebours) / Joris-Karl Huysmans ; translated by Margaret Mauldon ; edited with an introduction and notes by Nicholas White.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl), 1848-1907, author.
- Series:
- Oxford world's classics
- Standardized Title:
- Rebours. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Aesthetics--Fiction.
- Aesthetics.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (272 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This novel focuses on the attempts of its anti-hero, the neurotic and aesthete, Des Esseintes, to escape Paris and the vulgarity of modern life. Holed up in his private museum of high taste, he offers a treasure trove of cultural delights.
- Notes:
- Translated from the French.
- This translation previously issued in print: 1998.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on publisher information.
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9780191923043
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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