5906938
9781426460197
Delving deep into human psychology, Huysmans explains the formation of a personality and how some childhood deprivations force Des Esseintes to abandon the world and create one of his own. Cited differently as a ghost story, horror story and mystery, the novel is also an expedition in psychology as well as emblem of 19th century decadence of literature.Huysmans, Joris-Karl is the author of 'Against the Grain', published 2007 under ISBN 9781426460197 and ISBN 1426460198.
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