Description
A landmark of decadent literature, this novel follows an eccentric aristocrat who retreats from society to construct a life devoted entirely to art, sensation, and cultivated taste. Within his secluded world, rare books, elaborate interiors, perfumes, jewels, and exotic pleasures become instruments for exploring beauty—and the limits of escape from ordinary life. Through its richly detailed, provocative prose, the work challenges bourgeois values and examines themes of ennui, artificiality, isolation, and the uneasy relationship between aesthetic perfection and human fulfillment.
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Details
First Published
1884
Language
rus
Translation
Original: À rebours
From: fra
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Against Nature by Joris-Karl Huysmans.