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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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- Rok vydání
- 2022
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- Titul
- Against The Grain
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autoři
- Joris Karl Huysmans
- Vydavatel
- DOUBLE 9 BOOKSLLP
- Rok vydání
- 2022
- Vazba
- měkká
- Počet stran
- 228
- ISBN13
- 9789357270038
- Série
- Štítky
- Beletrie, Historické téma, Filosofická tématika, Hudební tématika, Klasika, Francie, Život, 19. století, Francouzská literatura, Církev, Aristokracie, šlechta, Symbolika, Dekadence, Dandysmus
- První vydání
- 1884
- Původní název
- À rebours
- Hodnocení
- 3,9 z 5
- Anotace
- 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.