01795cam a22003733u 4500 14323 UtSlPG 20260610133334.0 m cr n 260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PQ Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl), 1848-1907 Là-bas Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2004 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A0-bas_(novel) Release date is 2004-12-10 Produced by Suzanne Shell, Cori Samuel and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Là-bas" by J.-K. Huysmans is a novel published in 1891. It follows Durtal, a writer disgusted with modern life, who seeks refuge in studying the medieval child-murderer Gilles de Rais. His research leads him into the occult underworld of fin de siècle Paris, where he discovers that Satanism thrives in contemporary France. With his lover Madame Chantelouve, Durtal investigates this hidden world, culminating in a notorious Black Mass. The novel stirred immediate controversy and was banned from French railway stations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Erotic fiction Paranormal fiction Rais, Gilles de, 1404-1440 -- Fiction France -- History -- 15th century -- Fiction Satanism -- Fiction Wallis, Keene https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14323 55711 55711