Against the Grain (À rebours) by H. Havelock Ellis, Joris-Karl Huysmans

Against the Grain (À rebours)

H. Havelock Ellis, Joris-Karl Huysmans

255 pages first pub 1884 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced
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Because of his extreme sensitivity to the absurd and grotesque in human affairs, the Duc Jean des Esseintes, wealthy last survivor of a once-powerful family that has succumbed to inbreeding and degeneracy, has estranged himself from society and sa...

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