Jean des esseintes, an eccentric, reclusive, ailing aesthete. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The project gutenberg ebook of a rebours, by joriskarl. Somehow both decadent and protomodern, it straddles the 19th and 20th centuries with its deft combination of languid aestheticism and worldweary alienation, bound up in a dyspeptic, rapturous, cynical, obsessive and intensely selfrevealing package. Huysmans was the only son of a french mother and a dutch father. Joriskarl huysmans, french writer whose major novels epitomize successive phases of the aesthetic, spiritual, and intellectual life of late 19thcentury france. It was also translated into english as against nature.
Huysmans work was known for his idiosyncratic use of the french language, extensive vocabulary, detailed and sensuous descriptions, and biting, satirical wit. A rebours litterature series by joriskarl huysmans. The last scion of an aristocratic family, des esseintes loathes nineteenth century. Download a rebours joriskarl huysmans pdf genial ebooks. Charles marie georges huysmans was a french novelist who published his works as joriskarl huysmans. Il titolo originale a rebours vuol dire, alla lettera, a ritroso o al contrario nel senso di verso contrario, non di negazione trama. The project gutenberg ebook of a rebours, by joriskarl huysmans this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the united states and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Landow created the html design and formatted the text, adding french accents. Scaricare a rebours di joriskarl huysmans libri pdf gratis online book 0952. A selection of huysmans work available for download in pdf format. Against the grain, novel by joriskarl huysmans, published in french as a rebours in 1884. Nov 12, 2015 joriskarl huysmanss 1884 handbook of decadence, a rebours, tells the story of a naturehating aesthete named jean des esseintes. He brings des esseintes back little by little from the almost psychotic againsr he had allowed him to sink into, but not without making him suffer horrible symptoms quite like the ones which dr jekyll suffers when he is experiencing his transformations. Joriskarl huysmans is the pen name of 19th century french novelist and art critic charlesmariegeorges huysmans.
A disclaimer mentions the possibility of missing pages, and indeed, pages are missing. Joriskarl huysmans, nato charlesmariegeorges huysmans. Charlesmariegeorges huysmans was a french novelist who published his works as j. When joriskarl huysmans novel a rebours against the grain appeared in 1884, it simultaneously marked the onset and the high point of the international. A rebours 1884 is a novel by the french writer joriskarl huysmans. Download the ebook a rebours joriskarl huysmans in pdf or epub format and read it directly on your mobile phone, computer or any device. The project gutenberg ebook of a rebours, by joriskarl huysmans. His style is remarkable for its idiosyncratic use of the french language, wideranging vocabulary, wealth of detailed and sensuous description, and biting, satirical wit. Against the grain a rebours by joriskarl huysmans 1884 the bestknown example of findesiecle decadence, this novel has been banned and expurgated for years.
You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online. Joriskarl huysmans 18481907 is recognized as one of the most challenging and innovative figures in european literature and acknowledged as principal architect of the findesiecle imagination. Scaricare a rebours libri pdf gratis di joriskarl huysmans. A rebours traducido al espanol como a contrapelo, al reves o contra natura es una novela del escritor frances joriskarl huysmans. The bestknown example of finde siecle decadence, this novel has been banned and expurgated for years. It was also translated into english as against nature in both its style and its subject, the work epitomizes the decadence of late 19thcentury french elite culture. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. What houellebecq learned from huysmans the new yorker. Huysmans and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. At 20 he began a long career in the ministry of the interior, writing.
At 20 he began a long career in the ministry of the. A rebours o controcorrente di huysmans fece scuola, suggerendo esiti analoghi in inghilterra e in italia. Gratis joris karl huysmans a rebours pdf piu popolare. The protagonist, des esseintes, exhibits the debilitating symptoms of neurasthenia, a generalized psychosomatic disorder that came into. This is the earliest edition the british library holds of a rebours, a novel published by the french writer and civil servant joriskarl huysmans in 1884. Huysmans spiritual autobiography camille paglia is vastly disturbing and hilariously funny. Scaricare a rebours libri pdf gratis by joriskarl huysmans. He was a career civil servant who wrote ten novels, most notably a rebours. His early works were in the naturalist school, and he later wrote symbolist and catholic literature, paralleling his own conversion to roman catholicism. He is most famous for the novel a rebours against nature. Decadent novel a rebours, or, against nature the british. In both its style and its subject, the work epitomizes the decadence of late 19thcentury french elite culture. Either translated as against nature or against the grain, the title refers to the central process of the book, in which an aristocrat, des esseintes, completely withdraws himself from. Mar 05, 2010 a rebours french edition huysmans, joriskarl.