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This is a Ulysses of the eatery, whose Odyssey, limited to voyages from one dish in which rancid butter surrounds uneatable meat to another, is heartbreaking, touching and despairing." -- Guy de Maupassant in Le Gaulois
The misfortunes of Jean Folantin, a downtrodden clerk... Read Full Overview

The misfortunes of Jean Folantin, a downtrodden clerk working for the Ministry of the Interior in Paris, form the subject of J.-K. Huysmans' blackly comic novella, Drifting (a vau-l'eau). At first glance, Folantin's problems seem to be a world away from those of Jean Floressas... Read Full Overview

Downstream, the shortest and most autobiographical of Huysmans' novels, is the perfect example of what the French naturalists wanted a novel to be. This dark and mordantly comic masterpiece of everyday pessimism about a Parisian clerk seeking spiritual contentment is... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Ce court roman conte une ann?e, d'un hiver ? l'autre, de la vie d'un petit employ? de bureau. Pauvre mais pas mis?rable, c?libataire, sans amis, sans amours, sans passions, Jean Folantin m?ne une existence m?diocre qu'il n'a pas les moyens d'am?liorer. Sa vie s'?coule ? vau-l'eau... Read Full Overview

Ce livre est un roman satirique sur la vie de Paris dans les ann es 1880. J.K. Huysmans offre un regard subversif sur la vie urbaine et les moeurs de l' poque.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of... Read Full Overview

Ce roman, crit par l'un des plus grands crivains fran ais, est une v ritable oeuvre d'art. Avec des personnages riches et nuanc s, il nous emm ne dans un monde de passions, de d sirs et de souffrances. Un livre ne pas manquer pour les amateurs de litt rature fran aise.

This... Read Full Overview

Ce roman, crit par l'un des plus grands crivains fran ais, est une v ritable oeuvre d'art. Avec des personnages riches et nuanc s, il nous emm ne dans un monde de passions, de d sirs et de souffrances. Un livre ne pas manquer pour les amateurs de litt rature fran aise.

This... Read Full Overview

Ce livre est un roman satirique sur la vie de Paris dans les ann es 1880. J.K. Huysmans offre un regard subversif sur la vie urbaine et les moeurs de l' poque.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of... Read Full Overview