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  • Against the Grain
    J. K. Huysmans
    Disgusted with society and exhausted by excess, one man retreats from the world to create a private universe devoted entirely to beauty, artifice, and sensation.Jean des Esseintes, the last descendant of a declining aristocratic family, abandons Paris and withdraws to a secluded house at Fontenay. Determined to escape everything he considers vulgar and ordinary, he surrounds hi...
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    16,27 €

  • En Route
    J. K. Huysmans
    A weary soul. A life haunted by sin. A reluctant journey toward faith.Durtal has grown disgusted with the decadence of modern life and increasingly troubled by the emptiness of his own past. Drawn almost against his will toward the Catholic faith, he seeks refuge in the churches of Paris, where sacred music, ancient liturgy, religious art, and the writings of the mystics awaken...
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  • The Cathedral
    J. K. Huysmans
    A magnificent cathedral. A language written in stone and glass. A soul searching for the divine meaning hidden within both.Having embraced the Catholic faith, Durtal leaves Paris and settles in Chartres, where the great medieval cathedral becomes the centre of his spiritual and intellectual life. Beneath its soaring vaults and before its ancient statues and stained glass, he se...
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    19,83 €

  • Against the Grain (Cram Edition)
    J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans / John Howard
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of Against the Grain pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Delve into the intoxicating world of Joris-Karl Huysmans’s 'Against The Grain,' a cornerstone of French literature and a defining work of the Decadent movement. This meticulously prepared edition allows read...
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    23,05 €

  • Là-bas
    J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans / Keene Wallis
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of Là-bas pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Dive into the dark heart of fin-de-siècle France with J. K. Huysmans’s shocking novel, 'La-Bas.' A descent into the occult and the decadent, this literary masterpiece explores the enduring allure of Satanism and the su...
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    27,13 €

  • The Cathedral (Cram Edition)
    Clara Bell / J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of The Cathedral pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Joris-Karl Huysmans’s 'The Cathedral' transports readers to the heart of medieval France, immersing them in the era’s fervent religious devotion and architectural grandeur. A testament to faith and artistry, the...
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    28,95 €

  • En Route (Cram Edition)
    J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of En Route pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.'En Route' by Joris-Karl Huysmans is a powerful exploration of faith and transformation, a journey deep into the heart of religious conversion. As a cornerstone of French literature, this novel delves into the comple...
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    27,94 €

  • Against the Grain
    J.-K. Huysmans
    Ailing, neurotic, and bored with the world, the nobleman Des Esseintes retreats to a secluded cottage in the French countryside. Determined to shun all contact with other people-demanding that even his live-in domestics must wear face-covering robes in his presence-he throws himself into an all-out celebration of the ultimate in artificial and unnatural pleasure. Surrendering t...
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    25,82 €

  • The Crowds of Lourdes
    J. K. Huysmans
    'The Crowds of Lourdes' is a profound exploration of faith, suffering, and the human spirit by the renowned French author J. K. Huysmans. Moving away from his earlier Decadent roots, Huysmans turns his analytical and deeply descriptive gaze toward the famous pilgrimage site in France. The work serves as both a vivid travelogue and a spiritual meditation, capturing the immense i...
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    25,20 €

  • Down Stream
    J. K. Huysmans
    'Down Stream' is a masterful exploration of urban disillusionment and the grinding monotony of modern existence. The narrative follows Jean Folantin, a middle-aged, solitary government clerk whose life is defined by a series of minor physical discomforts and profound social frustrations. As Folantin drifts through the gray streets of Paris, he searches in vain for simple comfor...
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    27,09 €

  • The Oblate
    Edward Perceval / J. K. Huysmans
    'The Oblate' concludes J. K. Huysmans’s semi-autobiographical series following the spiritual odyssey of Durtal. Having journeyed from the dark depths of Satanism to the aesthetic beauty of the cathedral, Durtal now seeks a life of quiet contemplation as a lay oblate at a Benedictine abbey. This masterwork explores the intricate relationship between art, liturgy, and faith, offe...
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    26,18 €

  • Against the Grain
    J.-K. Huysmans / John Howard
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    10,57 €

  • A rebours
    J.-K. Huysmans
    A rebours, est un livre classique et rare, qui a été considéré comme important tout au long de l’histoire de l’humanité, et pour que cet ouvrage ne soit jamais oublié, chez Alpha Editions, nous avons fait des efforts pour sa préservation en rééditant ce livre dans un format moderne pour les générations présentes et futures. . Tout ce livre a été reformaté, retapé et repensé. Ce...
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    25,30 €

  • Un dilemme
    J.-K. Huysmans
    Un dilemme, est un livre classique et rare, qui a été considéré comme important tout au long de l’histoire de l’humanité, et pour que cet ouvrage ne soit jamais oublié, chez Alpha Editions, nous avons fait des efforts pour sa préservation en rééditant ce livre dans un format moderne pour les générations présentes et futures. . Tout ce livre a été reformaté, retapé et repensé. C...
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    18,84 €

  • En ménage
    J.-K. Huysmans
    En ménage, est un livre classique et rare, qui a été considéré comme important tout au long de l’histoire de l’humanité, et pour que cet ouvrage ne soit jamais oublié, chez Alpha Editions, nous avons fait des efforts pour sa préservation en rééditant ce livre dans un format moderne pour les générations présentes et futures. . Tout ce livre a été reformaté, retapé et repensé. Ce...
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    25,78 €

  • Trois Églises; Eaux-fortes originales de Ch. Jouas
    J.-K. Huysmans
    Trois Églises; Eaux-fortes originales de Ch. Jouas, est un livre classique et rare, qui a été considéré comme important tout au long de l’histoire de l’humanité, et pour que cet ouvrage ne soit jamais oublié, chez Alpha Editions, nous avons fait des efforts pour sa préservation en rééditant ce livre dans un format moderne pour les générations présentes et futures. . Tout ce liv...
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    20,03 €

  • The Cathedral
    J.K. Huysmans
    THE CATHEDRAL, by J.K. Huysmans was originally published in French in 1898. The same year, this English translation by Clara Bell was published. THE CATHEDRAL is the second in a thinly veiled autobiographical trilogy starting with EN ROUTE and ending with THE OBLATE. These novels follow the character Durtal as he immerses himself in the mystical and aesthetic lifestyle of fin d...
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    43,60 €

  • En Route
    J.-K. Huysmans
    'En Route' is an ancient fiction story book written by J.-K. Huysmans. Durtal embarks on an adventure of atonement and expertise as he grapples with existential issues and unearths meaning in a worldwide riddled with moral degradation and religious vacancy. Huysmans’ great paintings combines symbolism, non-secular mysticism, and introspection to immerse readers in a deeply draw...
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    16,64 €

  • Sac-Au-Dos
    J.-K. Huysmans
    Sac-Au-Dos by J.-K. Huysmans has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made ...
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    19,14 €

  • The Cathedral
    J. K. Huysmans
    'The Cathedral' by J.K. Huysmans is a novel that follows the spiritual journey of a man named Durtal, who is struggling to find meaning and purpose in his life. The novel is a work of decadent literature, and it explores themes of faith, sin, and redemption. The novel is divided into two parts. In the first part, Durtal immerses himself in the study of the Middle Ages, with a p...
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    16,60 €

  • Là-Bas (Down There)
    J. K. Huysmans
    'Là-bas' is a novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans, first published in 1891. The story follows the disillusioned and decadent Parisian writer, Durtal, as he becomes obsessed with the life and deeds of the infamous 15th-century serial killer Gilles de Rais. Durtal’s research leads him to become involved with a secret society of Satanists, who practice occult rituals and engage in orgies...
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    15,20 €

  • Là-bas
    J.-K. Huysmans
    This Book 'Là-bas' has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence th...
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    17,04 €

  • En Route
    J.-K. Huysmans / J.-KHuysmans
    A journey into the shadowed streets of Paris, where beauty and danger walk hand in hand. En Route beckons the curious with a lucid, undaunted voice that makes a late nineteenth‑century world feel startlingly close.This francophone novel, a landmark of decadence and moral satire, wanders through fin de siécle Paris and the urban alienation that unsettles both the spirit and the ...
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    23,31 €

  • Against The Grain
    J.-K. Huysmans / J.-KHuysmans
    A daring walk along the edge of taste and reason. Against the Grain invites you to tread the intimate, unsettling paths where art becomes a mirror and a challenge.This is more than a novel; it is a compact meditation on decadence, a forensic exploration of beauty obsession in literature and the psychology of decline. Huysmans crafts a precise, atmospheric portrait of fin de siè...
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    20,48 €

  • The Crowds of Lourdes
    J.-K. Huysmans / Joris-Karl Huysmans
    The Crowds of Lourdes, first published in 1906, was J.-K. Huysmans last book, and certainly his greatest work of non-fiction. Written in a style that is at once precise and brutal, this Naturalist study of the pilgrim-crowds of Lourdes, presented as a series of closely connected vignettes full of highly coloured description, is sometimes somber, sometimes scathing, and often to...
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    20,87 €

  • Against Nature (À Rebours)
    J. K. Huysmans / JKHuysmans
    Originally published in French under the title “À Rebours” in 1884 and translated into English in 1926, “Against Nature”, also known as “Against the Grain”, is a book by Joris-Karl Huysmans and is well described by its subtitle “A Novel Without a Plot”. The premise of the novel is simple and follows the seclusion of Jean des Esseintes, the last member of a once powerful and nob...
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    12,31 €

  • Knapsacks
    J.-K. Huysmans / Joris-Karl Huysmans
    Originally written in 1877 and then reworked for inclusion in the 1880 Naturalist anthology Les Soirées de Médan, this novella tells the story of the daily life of a French conscript during the Franco-Prussian war—a life of tears, lice, and filth.  3 ...
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    9,24 €

  • Là-bas (Down There)
    J. K. Huysmans / JKHuysmans
    'Là-Bas' is an 1891 novel by the French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans. The story concerns Durtal, a man disgusted by the shallowness and decadence of the world within which he lives. Turning to the study of the Middle Ages as a form of escapism, he learns of the notorious 15th-century child-murderer Gilles de Rais. Through this research, he discovers that Satanism is not something...
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    26,55 €

  • En Ménage
    J.-K. (Joris-Karl) 1848-1907 Huysmans
    En Ménage, written by Joris-Karl Huysmans, offers a compelling glimpse into domestic life in late 19th-century France. Published in 1922, this novel provides a critical and realistic portrayal of marriage and societal expectations. Known for his contributions to literary realism and naturalism, Huysmans crafts a narrative that challenges conventional norms and explores the comp...
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    27,07 €

  • En Rade
    J.-K. (Joris-Karl) 1848-1907 Huysmans
    En Rade, first published in 1887, is a novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans, a prominent figure in the Decadent movement of French literature. The story revolves around Jacques and his wife, Cyprienne, who are living in poverty on a remote estate. The narrative explores themes of disillusionment, isolation, and the grotesque aspects of reality. Huysmans’s writing is characterized by i...
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    26,11 €


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