Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl) 1848-1907 creator Capsius, Martha text utu 2019 monographic de 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Gegen den Strich" by J.-K. Huysmans is a novel published in 1884. The narrative follows Jean des Esseintes, an eccentric aristocrat who retreats from bourgeois society into self-imposed isolation. In his countryside refuge, he cultivates an elaborate world of aesthetic experiences—collecting art, experimenting with perfumes, and surrounding himself with exotic objects. The essentially plotless novel catalogs his neurotic tastes and hyperaesthetic pursuits while recalling his decadent Parisian past. Breaking from Naturalism, it became the defining work of Decadent literature and inspired Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%80_rebours Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gegen_den_Strich Release date is 2019-02-23 Produced by Jens Sadowski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive Original publication data not identified French fiction -- Translations into German Aesthetics -- Fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58941 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58941 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134346.0 58941