With the Flow And M. Bougran's Retirement

Through its brilliant, unrelenting detail, Huysmans' early masterpiece captures the minutiae of misery and boredom in a day in the life of a man whofor the momentrefuses to go with the flow. It is published here with the short storyThe Retreat of Monsieur Bougran.M. Folantin is a government employee who is overwhelmed by the quotidian misery of life. The story follows his quixotic quest for enjoyment as he goes to a restaurant, to the cinema, and to a prostitutebut ultimately finds that nothing can relieve him of his disgust and boredom with the business of living. JorisKarl Huysmans, art critic and author ofAgainst Nature,is a leading figure in France's Decadent Movement.Huysmans, Joris-Karl is the author of 'With the Flow And M. Bougran's Retirement', published 2003 under ISBN 9781843910503 and ISBN 1843910500.