Against Nature (a Rebours) |
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| Author:
| Huysmans, Joris-Karl |
| Translator:
| Baldick, Robert |
| Introduction by:
| Mcguiness, Patrick |
| Notes by:
| Mcguiness, Patrick |
| ISBN: | 978-0-14-044763-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2003 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $22.99 |
Book Description:
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Des Esseintes is a neurasthenic aristocrat who has turned his back on the vulgarity of modern life and retreated to an isolated country villa, where he pursues his obsessions with exotic flowers, rare gems and complex perfumes.
Des Esseintes is a neurasthenic aristocrat who has turned his back on the vulgarity of modern life and retreated to an isolated country villa, where he pursues his obsessions with exotic flowers, rare gems and complex perfumes.