A Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl) 1848-1907 creator Leroux, Auguste 1871-1952 text utu 2017 monographic fr 1 online resource : multiple file formats "A rebours" by J.-K. Huysmans is a novel published in 1884. It follows Jean des Esseintes, the last member of a decaying aristocratic family, who withdraws from Parisian society to pursue a life of pure aesthetic contemplation in isolation. The narrative chronicles his eccentric experiments with art, literature, perfumes, and exotic collections as he attempts to create an artificial paradise. This groundbreaking work broke from Naturalism to become the defining example of Decadent literature, profoundly influencing writers like Oscar Wilde. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%80_rebours Release date is 2017-12-08 Produced by Clarity, Eleni Christofaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) Original publication data not identified French fiction -- 19th century Aesthetics -- Fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56149 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56149 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134308.0 56149