Auteur: J. -K. Huysmans

Les Soeurs Vatard, described by its author as a ‘lewd but exact’ slice of life, was J.-K. Huysmans’ second novel. Huysmans abandoned poetry and turned to the novel at a time when the works of Emile Z …

The misfortunes of Jean Folantin, a downtrodden clerk working for the Ministry of the Interior in Paris, form the subject of J.-K. Huysmans’ blackly comic novella, Drifting (À vau-l’eau). At first gl …

The Floressas Des Esseintes, to judge by the various portraits preserved in the Château de Lourps, had originally been a family of stalwart troopers and stern cavalry men. Closely arrayed, side by si …

Les Soirées de Médan  est un recueil de nouvelles publié le 17 avril 1880 chez Georges Charpentier éditeur à Paris. Il réunit six nouvelles respectivement sign …

The Floressas Des Esseintes, to judge by the various portraits preserved in the Château de Lourps, had originally been a family of stalwart troopers and stern cavalry men. Closely arrayed, side by si …

En ménage, écrit par l’auteur J.-K. Huysmans, est un roman qui explore les thèmes de la vie conjugale, de l’ennui et de la recherche de sens. Le style littéraire de Huysmans est profondément introspe …

Dans son roman ‘Un dilemme’, J.-K. Huysmans explore les thèmes de la moralité, de la religion et de la société à travers le personnage principal confronté à des choix difficiles. Son style littéraire …

In ‘The Cathedral’ by J.-K. Huysmans, readers are taken on a deeply contemplative journey through the protagonist’s spiritual and artistic awakening as he becomes obsessed with the construction of a …

Certain Artists makes for compelling reading. Huysmans’ idiosyncratic assessments throw light on his aesthetic preoccupations, past and present, and hint at the spiritual journey he was about to unde …

Les Soeurs Vatard, described by its author as a ‘lewd but exact’ slice of life, was J.-K. Huysmans’ second novel. Huysmans abandoned poetry and turned to the novel at a time when the works of Emile Z …

In J.-K. Huysmans’ profound work, ‘The Cathedral, ‘ readers are drawn into a contemplation of spirituality, art, and decadence. Through a fusion of rich symbolism, vivid descriptions, and a unique bl …

Je recommande En ménage à tous ceux qui sont intéressés par une exploration profonde et sincère de la vie conjugale au XIXe siècle, ainsi que par une réflexion franche sur les relations humaines. Ce …

This is the final part in the spiritual journey of Durtal, J.-K. Huysmans’ alter ego. From the satanism of La-Bas (1891), he makes his way to the foot of the cross and embraces Roman Catholicism, fir …

J.-K. Huysmans (1848-1907), com o romance Às avessas (À rebours, 1884), tornou-se o escritor máximo do decadentismo francês, o movimento de reação ao naturalismo e à sociedade tecnológica de massas q …

La vie de sainte Lydwine a été successivement écrite par trois religieux qui furent, tous les trois, ses contemporains : Jan Gerlac, son parent, sacristain du monastère augustin de Windesem. Il …

C’était pendant la première semaine de novembre, la semaine où se célèbre l’octave des morts. Durtal entra, le soir, à huit heures, à Saint-Sulpice. Il fréquentait volontiers cette église parce que l …