Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl) 1848-1907 creator text utu 2007 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "En Route" by J.-K. Huysmans is a novel first published in 1895. It follows Durtal, a thinly disguised portrait of Huysmans himself, through a profound spiritual transformation. After investigating Satanism in an earlier work, Durtal experiences an unexpected conversion to Catholicism and enters a Trappist monastery. The novel traces his soul's journey through mystical literature, liturgy, and plainchant, set against the backdrop of ecclesiastical art and atmosphere—mirroring Huysmans's own religious conversion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En_Route_(novel) Release date is 2007-12-31 E-text prepared by Camille François, Suzanne Shell, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team Original publication data not identified Autobiographical fiction Psychological fiction French fiction -- Translations into English Catholic Church -- Fiction Antiheroes -- Fiction Art and religion -- Fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24096 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24096 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133543.0 24096