Oeuvres Completes: Tome I - 1867-1879 (Bibliotheque Du Xixe Siecle)

by Joris-Karl Huysmans, Aude Jeannerod (Contributor), Mireille Dottin-Orsini (Contributor)

The first volume of the chronological edition of the OEuvres completes of J.-K. Huysmans covers the years 1867-1879. Boasting a rich critical apparatus, this edition takes the most recent research into account and reveals the complex evolution and diverse faces of the young writer.

1381 pages, Paperback

Published September 27, 2017

About the author

Charles Marie Georges Huysmans was a French novelist who published his works as Joris-Karl Huysmans. AKA: J.-K. Huysmans.

He is most famous for the novel À rebours (Against Nature). His style is remarkable for its idiosyncratic use of the French language, wide-ranging vocabulary, wealth of detailed and sensuous description, and biting, satirical wit.

The novels are also noteworthy for their encyclopedic documentation, ranging from the catalogue of decadent Latin authors in À rebours to the discussion of the symbiology of Christian architecture in La cathédrale. Huysmans' work expresses a disgust with modern life and a deep pessimism, which led the author first to the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer then to the teachings of the Catholic Church.