Against Nature by JorisKarl Huysmans Paperback Book 9780140447637

Des Esseintes is a decadent, ailing aristocrat who retreats to an isolated villa where her indulges his taste for luxury and excess. Veering between nervous excitability and debilitating ennui, he gluts his aesthetic appetites with classical literature and art, exotic jewels (with which he fatally encrusts the shell of his tortoise).

Author: Joris-Karl Huysmans Binding: Paperback / softback Format: Paperback / softback Genre: Media > Books > Print Books > Biographical fiction Pages: 288 Page Count: 288 Publication Date: 2003 Year of Publication: 2003 Classification: Media > Books > Print Books > Biographical fiction Weight: 334 g Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Country of Publication: United Kingdom Package Dimension Length: 19.9 cm Package Dimension Width: 13.5 cm Package Dimension Height: 1.8 cm ISBN: 9780140447637