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The story follows Jean des Esseintes, an eccentric and ailing aristocrat who rejects the norms of 19th-century bourgeois society. Seeking solace, he immerses himself in a self-fashioned artistic existence, distancing himself from the world he despises. His journey explores themes of isolation, aesthetics, and the conflict between individual desires and societal expectations.
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Against Nature (A rebours) (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket), Joris-Karl Huysmans
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- Released
- 2021
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- Title
- Against Nature (A rebours) (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Joris-Karl Huysmans
- Publisher
- Engage Books
- Publisher
- 2021
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 156
- ISBN13
- 9781774760987
- Category
- Fiction, About Literature
- Description
- The story follows Jean des Esseintes, an eccentric and ailing aristocrat who rejects the norms of 19th-century bourgeois society. Seeking solace, he immerses himself in a self-fashioned artistic existence, distancing himself from the world he despises. His journey explores themes of isolation, aesthetics, and the conflict between individual desires and societal expectations.