Against the Grain
- ISBN-10
- 1672300134
- ISBN-13
- 9781672300131
- Series
- Against the Grain
- Pages
- 118
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-12-07
- Author
- Joris Karl Huysmans
Description
Described as "A Novel Without a Plot" J. K. Huysman's "Against the Grain (À Rebours)" is a relatively simple story. It concerns the seclusion of one Des Esseintes, the last member of a once powerful and noble family. Having lived an extremely decadent life, Des Esseintes finds himself disgusted with human society and retreats to a house in the countryside where he is intent upon spending the rest of his days in intellectual and aesthetic contemplation. Because of its decadent content "Against the Grain" created quite a stir when it was first published and in breaking from the Naturalist school of literature Huysman's work established itself as a major piece of the Symbolist aesthetic.
