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Veering between nervous excitability and debilitating ennui, he gluts his aesthetic appetites with classical literature and art, exotic jewels (with which he fatally encrusts the shell of his tortoise), rich perfumes, and a kaleidoscope of sensual experiences. The original handbook of decadence, Against Nature exploded "like a grenade" (in the words of its author) and has enjoyed a cult readership from its publication to the present day.]]> 1884 5 3 false Sat Jun 02 08:02:15 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 20:33:44 -0800 2009 18440886 231580 210255 0140447636 9780140447637 82 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715751m/210255.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715751s/210255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210255.Against_Nature 3.97 715 Against Nature follows its sole character, Des Esseintes, a decadent, ailing aristocrat who retreats to an isolated villa where he indulges his taste for luxury and excess. Veering between nervous excitability and debilitating ennui, he gluts his aesthetic appetites with classical literature and art, exotic jewels (with which he fatally encrusts the shell of his tortoise), rich perfumes, and a kaleidoscope of sensual experiences. The original handbook of decadence, Against Nature exploded "like a grenade" (in the words of its author) and has enjoyed a cult readership from its publication to the present day.]]> 1884 5 2 false Sun May 01 00:00:00 -0700 1977 Sun Mar 23 10:12:34 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 23 10:17:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 20572048 733629 579929 0140440860 9780140440867 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175976841m/579929.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175976841s/579929.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/579929.Against_Nature_A_New_Translation_of_A_Rebours_ 4.14 35 Against Nature follows its sole character, Des Esseintes, a decadent, ailing aristocrat who retreats to an isolated villa where he indulges his taste for luxury and excess. 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Unfortu...more...]]> 37594878 1607862 579929 0140440860 9780140440867 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175976841m/579929.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175976841s/579929.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/579929.Against_Nature_A_New_Translation_of_A_Rebours_ 3.97 715 Against Nature follows its sole character, Des Esseintes, a decadent, ailing aristocrat who retreats to an isolated villa where he indulges his taste for luxury and excess. Veering between nervous excitability and debilitating ennui, he gluts his aesthetic appetites with classical literature and art, exotic jewels (with which he fatally encrusts the shell of his tortoise), rich perfumes, and a kaleidoscope of sensual experiences. The original handbook of decadence, Against Nature exploded “like a grenade” (in the words of its author) and has enjoyed a cult readership from its publication to the present day.]]> 1884 4 1 false Wed Nov 12 23:07:19 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 25 04:11:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 9456802 636744 653271 0486221903 9780486221908 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176776414m/653271.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176776414s/653271.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/653271.Against_the_Grain 3.89 36 While looking at others with disdain (and this is putting it mildly!), Des Esseintes's opinion of himself grows ever higher until he has "no hope of linking up with a mind which, like his own, took pleasure in a life of studious decrepitude; no hope of associating an intelligence as sharp and wayward as his own with that of an author or scholar."]]> 1884 4 1 false Fri Nov 23 11:45:12 -0800 2007 Sat Nov 24 17:26:20 -0800 2007 more...]]> 22305147 1119080 210255 0140447636 9780140447637 82 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715751m/210255.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715751s/210255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210255.Against_Nature 3.97 715 Against Nature follows its sole character, Des Esseintes, a decadent, ailing aristocrat who retreats to an isolated villa where he indulges his taste for luxury and excess. Veering between nervous excitability and debilitating ennui, he gluts his aesthetic appetites with classical literature and art, exotic jewels (with which he fatally encrusts the shell of his tortoise), rich perfumes, and a kaleidoscope of sensual experiences. The original handbook of decadence, Against Nature exploded "like a grenade" (in the words of its author) and has enjoyed a cult readership from its publication to the present day.]]> 1884 5 1 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu May 15 10:49:57 -0700 2008 Thu May 15 10:54:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 75898122 1207684 210255 0140447636 9780140447637 82 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715751m/210255.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715751s/210255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210255.Against_Nature 3.97 715 Against Nature follows its sole character, Des Esseintes, a decadent, ailing aristocrat who retreats to an isolated villa where he indulges his taste for luxury and excess. Veering between nervous excitability and debilitating ennui, he gluts his aesthetic appetites with classical literature and art, exotic jewels (with which he fatally encrusts the shell of his tortoise), rich perfumes, and a kaleidoscope of sensual experiences. The original handbook of decadence, Against Nature exploded "like a grenade" (in the words of its author) and has enjoyed a cult readership from its publication to the present day.]]> 1884 4 1 false Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 27 10:03:52 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 06 15:48:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 22229774 764075 210255 0140447636 9780140447637 82 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715751m/210255.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715751s/210255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210255.Against_Nature 3.97 715 Against Nature follows its sole character, Des Esseintes, a decadent, ailing aristocrat who retreats to an isolated villa where he indulges his taste for luxury and excess. Veering between nervous excitability and debilitating ennui, he gluts his aesthetic appetites with classical literature and art, exotic jewels (with which he fatally encrusts the shell of his tortoise), rich perfumes, and a kaleidoscope of sensual experiences. The original handbook of decadence, Against Nature exploded "like a grenade" (in the words of its author) and has enjoyed a cult readership from its publication to the present day.]]> 1884 2 1 false Tue Dec 25 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed May 14 08:22:30 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 08:28:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3318677 127906 653271 0486221903 9780486221908 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176776414m/653271.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176776414s/653271.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/653271.Against_the_Grain 3.97 715 While looking at others with disdain (and this is putting it mildly!), Des Esseintes's opinion of himself grows ever higher until he has "no hope of linking up with a mind which, like his own, took pleasure in a life of studious decrepitude; no hope of associating an intelligence as sharp and wayward as his own with that of an author or scholar."]]> 1884 4 1 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 20 10:12:53 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 30 12:49:07 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1900080 128307 210255 0140447636 9780140447637 82 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715751m/210255.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715751s/210255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210255.Against_Nature 3.97 715 Against Nature follows its sole character, Des Esseintes, a decadent, ailing aristocrat who retreats to an isolated villa where he indulges his taste for luxury and excess. Veering between nervous excitability and debilitating ennui, he gluts his aesthetic appetites with classical literature and art, exotic jewels (with which he fatally encrusts the shell of his tortoise), rich perfumes, and a kaleidoscope of sensual experiences. The original handbook of decadence, Against Nature exploded "like a grenade" (in the words of its author) and has enjoyed a cult readership from its publication to the present day.]]> 1884 4 1 false Tue Jun 12 16:43:10 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 12 16:48:19 -0700 2007 60656594 1361138 210255 0140447636 9780140447637 82 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715751m/210255.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715751s/210255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210255.Against_Nature 3.97 715 Against Nature follows its sole character, Des Esseintes, a decadent, ailing aristocrat who retreats to an isolated villa where he indulges his taste for luxury and excess. Veering between nervous excitability and debilitating ennui, he gluts his aesthetic appetites with classical literature and art, exotic jewels (with which he fatally encrusts the shell of his tortoise), rich perfumes, and a kaleidoscope of sensual experiences. The original handbook of decadence, Against Nature exploded "like a grenade" (in the words of its author) and has enjoyed a cult readership from its publication to the present day.]]> 1884 3 0 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 1984 Mon Jun 22 11:42:29 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 15:16:47 -0700 2009 fin de siecle, or decadence movement in France in the late 19th century, this novel was originally entitled A Rebours (In Reverse), and is sometimes alternatively translated in English as Against the Grain. In short, the n...more...]]> 1565025 107646 210255 0140447636 9780140447637 82 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715751m/210255.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715751s/210255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210255.Against_Nature 3.97 715 Against Nature follows its sole character, Des Esseintes, a decadent, ailing aristocrat who retreats to an isolated villa where he indulges his taste for luxury and excess. Veering between nervous excitability and debilitating ennui, he gluts his aesthetic appetites with classical literature and art, exotic jewels (with which he fatally encrusts the shell of his tortoise), rich perfumes, and a kaleidoscope of sensual experiences. The original handbook of decadence, Against Nature exploded "like a grenade" (in the words of its author) and has enjoyed a cult readership from its publication to the present day.]]> 1884 5 1 false Thu May 31 12:25:09 -0700 2007 Thu May 31 12:27:24 -0700 2007 4921864 138926 210255 0140447636 9780140447637 82 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715751m/210255.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715751s/210255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210255.Against_Nature 3.97 715 Against Nature follows its sole character, Des Esseintes, a decadent, ailing aristocrat who retreats to an isolated villa where he indulges his taste for luxury and excess. Veering between nervous excitability and debilitating ennui, he gluts his aesthetic appetites with classical literature and art, exotic jewels (with which he fatally encrusts the shell of his tortoise), rich perfumes, and a kaleidoscope of sensual experiences. The original handbook of decadence, Against Nature exploded "like a grenade" (in the words of its author) and has enjoyed a cult readership from its publication to the present day.]]> 1884 5 1 false Wed Aug 22 00:17:36 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 01 01:07:13 -0700 2007 42057486 1851816 210255 0140447636 9780140447637 82 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715751m/210255.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715751s/210255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210255.Against_Nature 3.97 715 Against Nature follows its sole character, Des Esseintes, a decadent, ailing aristocrat who retreats to an isolated villa where he indulges his taste for luxury and excess. Veering between nervous excitability and debilitating ennui, he gluts his aesthetic appetites with classical literature and art, exotic jewels (with which he fatally encrusts the shell of his tortoise), rich perfumes, and a kaleidoscope of sensual experiences. The original handbook of decadence, Against Nature exploded "like a grenade" (in the words of its author) and has enjoyed a cult readership from its publication to the present day.]]> 1884 3 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 05 21:45:50 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 02:24:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3016193 166539 210255 0140447636 9780140447637 82 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715751m/210255.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715751s/210255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210255.Against_Nature 3.97 715 Against Nature follows its sole character, Des Esseintes, a decadent, ailing aristocrat who retreats to an isolated villa where he indulges his taste for luxury and excess. Veering between nervous excitability and debilitating ennui, he gluts his aesthetic appetites with classical literature and art, exotic jewels (with which he fatally encrusts the shell of his tortoise), rich perfumes, and a kaleidoscope of sensual experiences. The original handbook of decadence, Against Nature exploded "like a grenade" (in the words of its author) and has enjoyed a cult readership from its publication to the present day.]]> 1884 5 1 false Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Fri Jul 13 00:46:39 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 00:28:13 -0800 2009 43111055 281379 210255 0140447636 9780140447637 82 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715751m/210255.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715751s/210255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210255.Against_Nature 3.97 715 Against Nature follows its sole character, Des Esseintes, a decadent, ailing aristocrat who retreats to an isolated villa where he indulges his taste for luxury and excess. Veering between nervous excitability and debilitating ennui, he gluts his aesthetic appetites with classical literature and art, exotic jewels (with which he fatally encrusts the shell of his tortoise), rich perfumes, and a kaleidoscope of sensual experiences. The original handbook of decadence, Against Nature exploded "like a grenade" (in the words of its author) and has enjoyed a cult readership from its publication to the present day.]]> 1884 5 0 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 15 07:05:07 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 07:17:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 38404073 1729623 210255 0140447636 9780140447637 82 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715751m/210255.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172715751s/210255.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210255.Against_Nature 3.97 715 Against Nature follows its sole character, Des Esseintes, a decadent, ailing aristocrat who retreats to an isolated villa where he indulges his taste for luxury and excess. Veering between nervous excitability and debilitating ennui, he gluts his aesthetic appetites with classical literature and art, exotic jewels (with which he fatally encrusts the shell of his tortoise), rich perfumes, and a kaleidoscope of sensual experiences. The original handbook of decadence, Against Nature exploded "like a grenade" (in the words of its author) and has enjoyed a cult readership from its publication to the present day.]]> 1884 4 0 false Sat Nov 22 15:29:40 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 15:36:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 58066094 1248986 579929 0140440860 9780140440867 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175976841m/579929.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175976841s/579929.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/579929.Against_Nature_A_New_Translation_of_A_Rebours_ 3.97 715 Against Nature follows its sole character, Des Esseintes, a decadent, ailing aristocrat who retreats to an isolated villa where he indulges his taste for luxury and excess. Veering between nervous excitability and debilitating ennui, he gluts his aesthetic appetites with classical literature and art, exotic jewels (with which he fatally encrusts the shell of his tortoise), rich perfumes, and a kaleidoscope of sensual experiences. The original handbook of decadence, Against Nature exploded “like a grenade” (in the words of its author) and has enjoyed a cult readership from its publication to the present day.]]> 1884 5 0 false Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jun 01 10:12:05 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 16 20:55:49 -0800 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=210255