Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Huysmans 1903 against the grain a rebours introduction by havelock ellis i in trying to represent the man who wrote the extraordinary books grouped around a rebours and en route, i find myself carried back. By protracted contemplation of the same thoughts, his mind grew sharp, his vague, undeveloped ideas took on form. Against the grain a rebours joriskarl huysmans read. For all purposes, it looks as if the book has literally been copied from a pdf file. Joris karl huysmans books free pdf books bookyards. Its protagonist, francois, is a literature professor, a specialist of the latenineteenthcentury french writer joriskarl huysmans, and a great deal of the book is taken up with commentaries on huysmans s career trajectory and quotations from his works. Rebours, the novel by joriskarl huysmans from 1884, as a critique of public urban life on the one hand, and as an experiment in private life on the other hand. Huysmans article about huysmans by the free dictionary. This web version of john howards translation of joriskarl huysmanss a rebours, whose title is rendered both against the grain and against nature, uses the project gutenberg ascii text produced by harrison ainsworth release date. Huysmans and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A rebours, notwithstanding huysmans s later pilgrimage to canossa, he never excelled. Download a rebours joriskarl huysmans pdf genial ebooks. If you do stumble upon a link that isnt functioning, do tell us about that and we will try to answer you as fast as possible and provide a working link to the file you need.
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