Road from Decadence: From Brothel to Cloister Selected Letters of J. K. Huysmans

J. K. Huysmans

UNKNO

Because of his extreme sensitivity to the absurd and grotesque in human affairs, the protagonist of this masterpiece of decadence has estranged himself from society and savors the most bizarre aspects of human existence in his quest for novelty. This landmark novel is filled with weird images and biting wit. Introduction by Havelock Ellis.

Against the Grain (À Rebours)

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Dover Publications

Down There

SPHERE

St. Lydwine was bedridden from the age of fifteen, when she broke a rib while ice skating, and endured a lifelong illness that was probably one of the first documented cases of multiple sclerosis. Her body became covered with sores and abscesses and virtually came apart into three pieces—symbolically representing the condition of the Church. She ate no food except Holy Communion and experienced many mystical phenomena. An incredible story of one of the most heroic victim souls in the history of the Church. Imprimatur. 252 pgs, PB

St Lydwine of Schiedam

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

T A N Books and Publishers, Inc.

Saint Lydwine of Schiedam

TAN Books

St. Thomas Aquinas

Bookmasters Distribution Services

This is the final part of Huysmans' alter ego, Durtal's spiritual journey. From the satanism of La-Bas (1891) he makes his way to the foot of the cross by a retreat in a Trappist monastery in En Route (1895) and by living in Chartres in The Cathedral (1898) until finally he embraces Roman Catholicism in The Oblate of St. Benedict (1903). Durtal is a modern anti-hero: solitary, agonized and alienated. His spiritual journey confronts the problems of our age. Art, architecture and music light Durtal's path to God. Although a novel about spiritual redemption The Oblate of St. Benedict is rich in the atmosphere of fin de siecle decadence which has dominated Huysmans' previous novels.

Oblate of St. Benedict (Dedalus European Classics)

Dedalus Limited

La-bas

Sac-Au-Dos

Action & Adventure

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