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| Against Nature (Oxford World's Classics) | 
 enlarge | Author: Joris-karl Huysmans
Creators: Nicholas White, Margaret Mauldon
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 152094
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0192823671
Dewey Decimal Number: 843.8
EAN: 9780192823670
ASIN: 0192823671
Publication Date: June 18, 1998
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Fantastic Book August 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a very interesting novel; not only in terms of its content, but in terms of its function as a touchstone of decadent 1890s English literature. Indeed, it's rumored to be the novel which corrupts Dorian Gray in the Wilde novel of 1891.
A novel with only one main character sounds a bit strange. And it is. But rather than the focus being on linear plot, action or conventional emotions, the reader of this book - whilst carrying out their own solitary activity of reading - seems to form a symbiotic relationship with the book's protagonist, Des Esseintes. Reading about the things that this French loner does purely out of boredom is fascinating; indeed, the very act of reading about his mad experiments and activities gives the reader as great a hedonistic pleasure as it gives Des Esseintes himself by doing these things.
Whilst most people today associate money with being able to have a nice house, eat well, drive nice cars etc, this fictional account of a bored, rich man sees a much more fascinating way to toy with boredom and money. The translation is great, capturing Huysmans' tone and sentiment perfectly.
Reading this book will change your life.
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