Joris-Karl Huysmans

Against Nature

Novel of aesthetic decadence following a recluse's withdrawal from society

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Joris-Karl Huysmans
Joris-Karl Huysmans

French author who began as a naturalist disciple of Zola but evolved toward aestheticism, decadence, and ultimately Catholicism. Against Nature (A rebours) is the defining novel of the Decadent movement.

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