The Damned
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Durtal, a shy, censorious man, is writing a biography of Gilles de Rais, the monstrous fifteenth-century child-murderer thought to be the original for 'Bluebeard'. Bored and disgusted by the vulgarity...
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Forlagsbeskrivelse af The Damned af Joris-Karl Huysmans
Durtal, a shy, censorious man, is writing a biography of Gilles de Rais, the monstrous fifteenth-century child-murderer thought to be the original for 'Bluebeard'. Bored and disgusted by the vulgarity of everyday life, Durtal seeks spiritual solace by immersing himself in another age. Huysmans''s gaudy, shocking and largely autobiographical novel La-Bas was described by one critic as ''even more disquieting'' than his masterpiece, A Rebours (Against Nature). It follows Durtal, a shy, censorious man, who is writing a biography of Gilles de Rais, the fifteenth-century child murderer and supposed original for ''Bluebeard''. Durtal is bored and disgusted by the vulgarity of everyday life and seeks spiritual solace by immersing himself in another age. But when he meets the exquisitely evil Madame Chantelouve, he is drawn into the twilight world of black magic and erotic devilry in fin-de-siecle Paris.
Detaljer
Forlag
Penguin Classics
ISBN
9780140447675
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
320
Udgivelsesdato
28-06-2001
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
1140496
EAN nr.
9780140447675
Varegruppe
Fiction paperback
Højde/Dybde (mm)
131
Bredde (mm)
197
Længde (mm)
18
Vægt (g)
240