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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Joris-Karl_HuysmansJoris-Karl Huysmans - Wikipedia

    Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans (US: / w iː s ˈ m ɒ̃ s /, French: [ʃaʁl maʁi ʒɔʁʒ ɥismɑ̃s]; 5 February 1848 – 12 May 1907) was a French novelist and art critic who published his works as Joris-Karl Huysmans (French: [ʒɔʁis kaʁl-], variably abbreviated as J. K. or J.-K.).

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  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Joris-Karl-HuysmansJoris-Karl Huysmans | French Naturalist, Symbolist Novelist

    May 9, 2024 · Joris-Karl Huysmans (born Feb. 5, 1848, Paris, France—died May 12, 1907, Paris) was a French writer whose major novels epitomize successive phases of the aesthetic, spiritual, and intellectual life of late 19th-century France. Huysmans was the only son of a French mother and a Dutch father.

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  4. www.britannica.com › topic › Against-the-GrainAgainst the Grain | Naturalism, Decadence, Symbolism

    Against the Grain, novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans, published in French as À rebours in 1884. It was also translated into English as Against Nature. In both its style and its subject, the work epitomizes the decadence of late 19th-century French elite culture. The protagonist, Des Esseintes, exhibits.

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  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › À_reboursÀ rebours - Wikipedia

    À rebours (French pronunciation: [a ʁ(ə).buʁ]; translated Against Nature or Against the Grain) is an 1884 novel by the French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans. The narrative centers on a single character: Jean des Esseintes, an eccentric, reclusive, ailing aesthete.

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  6. www.newyorker.com › books › page-turnerWhat Houellebecq Learned from Huysmans | The New Yorker

    Nov 12, 2015 · More than a century after his death, Joris-Karl Huysmans, best known for his novel “À Rebours,” has found a modern soul mate in the form of another French novelist, Michel Houellebecq.

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    Charles Marie Georges Huysmans was a French novelist who published his works as Joris-Karl Huysmans. AKA: J.-K. Huysmans. He is most famous for the novel À rebours (Against Nature). His style is remarkable for its idiosyncratic use of the French language, wide-ranging vocabulary, wealth of detailed and sensuous description, and biting ...

  9. www.newworldencyclopedia.org › Joris-Karl_HuysmansJoris-Karl Huysmans - New World Encyclopedia

    Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans (February 5, 1848 – May 12, 1907) was a French novelist who published his works as Joris-Karl Huysmans; he is most famous for the novel À rebours. His style is remarkable for its idiosyncratic use of the French language, wide-ranging vocabulary, wealth of detailed and sensuous description, and biting, satirical wit.

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