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Published in 1884, “Against the Grain” (originally “A rebours”) is a French novel that follows the eccentric Jean Des Esseintes, an art critic who detests bourgeois society and retreats into a meticulously crafted aesthetic world. Huysmans anticipated poor reception, yet the book attracted significant attention, provoked harsh criticism, and became a touchstone for a new generation of writers and aesthetes.
First publish date: 1922
Genre: Literary Fiction/Classic Literature
Authors: Joris-Karl Huysmans
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