Semi-autobiographical narrative offers a personal lens into the lives of two men in Paris
Afterword by George MacLennan provides historical and critical context
Portrays the emotional and artistic struggles of marriage and creativity
Acclaimed as one of Huysmans's most memorable novels for its pessimistic yet vivid depiction of society
English translation makes this classic French literature accessible to English-speaking readers
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Translated, with an afterword, by George MacLennan / May 2025 / 5.375 x 8, 312 pp. / 978-1-962728-03-4
Joris-Karl Huysmans’s semi-autobiographical third novel, first published in French in 1881, signaled the beginning of his break from the naturalism of Émile Zola and his turn toward a “new naturalism” that laid out the negative consequen
