The cult novel of fin de siecle decadence that inspired Oscar Wilde 'It will be biggest fiasco of the year - but I don't give a damn! It will be something nobody has ever done before.' The title page of the first complete English translation of Against Nature (published in the French as A Rebours) included the caption 'the book that Dorian Gray loved and inspired Oscar Wilde.' It was, declared Wilde, one of the best novels he had ever read. It is the story of Jean des Esseintes, the last of a proud and noble family, who retreats from the world in disgust at bourgeois society and leads a life based on cultivation of the senses through art. Des Esseintes distills perfumes from the rarest oils and essences, he creates a garden of poisonous flowers, sets gemstones in a tortoise's gold-painted shell and plans to corrupt a street urchin until he is degraded enough to commit murder. Des Esseintes' aesthetic pilgrimage is described in minutely documented realistic detail and was widely regarded as the guidebook of decadence. This influential novel is now available in a new translation by Theo Cuffe and includes a preface by Luc Sante.
Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848-1907) was a French novelist and art critic. Theo Cuffe has translated Voltaire's Candide and a collection of his philosophical tales (Micremegas & Other Short Fictions) for Penguin Classics. Luc Sante is a writer and critic.
"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
Gastos de envío:
EUR 18,02
De Reino Unido a Estados Unidos de America
Gastos de envío:
GRATIS
A Estados Unidos de America
Librería: booksXpress, Bayonne, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
Soft Cover. Condición: new. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781787475502
Cantidad disponible: 3 disponibles
Librería: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, Estados Unidos de America
PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Nº de ref. del artículo: GO-9781787475502
Cantidad disponible: 8 disponibles
Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. The cult novel of fin de siecle decadence that inspired Oscar Wilde'It will be biggest fiasco of the year - but I don't give a damn! It will be something nobody has ever done before.' The title page of the first complete English translation of AGAINST NATURE (published in the French as A REBOURS) included the caption 'the book that Dorian Gray loved and inspired Oscar Wilde.' It was, declared Wilde, one of the best novels he had ever read. It is the story of Jean des Esseintes, the last of a proud and noble family, who retreats from the world in disgust at bourgeois society and leads a life based on cultivation of the senses through art. Des Esseintes distills perfumes from the rarest oils and essences, he creates a garden of poisonous flowers, sets gemstones in a tortoise's gold-painted shell and plans to corrupt a street urchin until he is degraded enough to commit murder. Des Esseintes' aesthetic pilgrimage is described in minutely documented realistic detail and was widely regarded as the guidebook of decadence. This influential novel is now available in a new translation by Theo Cuffe and includes a preface by Luc Sante. The cult novel of fin de siecle decadence that inspired Oscar Wilde Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781787475502
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Librería: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Reino Unido
PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Nº de ref. del artículo: GO-9781787475502
Cantidad disponible: 8 disponibles
Librería: Biblios, Frankfurt am main, HESSE, Alemania
Condición: New. Nº de ref. del artículo: 18375798806
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Librería: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, Reino Unido
Paperback / softback. Condición: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Nº de ref. del artículo: B9781787475502
Cantidad disponible: 5 disponibles
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - A cult novel of fin de siecle decadence which inspired the work of Oscar Wilde. An aesthetic pilgrimage is documented in intricate detail, as the person making the inventory withdraws from bourgeois society out of disgust. Influential on Michel Houellebecq. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781787475502
Cantidad disponible: 2 disponibles
Librería: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 304 pages. 7.68x5.08x0.71 inches. In Stock. Nº de ref. del artículo: __1787475506
Cantidad disponible: 2 disponibles
Librería: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, Reino Unido
Condición: NEW. In. Nº de ref. del artículo: ria9781787475502_new
Cantidad disponible: 8 disponibles
Librería: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Irlanda
Condición: New. 2019. Paperback. . . . . . Nº de ref. del artículo: V9781787475502
Cantidad disponible: 8 disponibles