Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl) 1848-1907 creator Howard, John text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Against the Grain" by J.-K. Huysmans is a novel published in 1884. It follows Jean des Esseintes, the last member of a declining aristocratic family, who retreats from Parisian society to live in isolated aesthetic contemplation. The plotless narrative catalogues his eccentric experiments with art, literature, perfumes, and exotic flowers as he creates an artificial world that reflects his rejection of bourgeois life. This groundbreaking work abandoned Naturalism to become the defining example of Decadent literature, influencing Oscar Wilde and the Symbolist movement. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%80_rebours Release date is 2004-05-01 Produced by Harrison Ainsworth Original publication data not identified French fiction -- Translations into English Aesthetics -- Fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12341 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12341 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133308.0 12341