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This is the first new translation of En Route since C. Kegan Paul's expurgated original of 1895, which censored or completely cut sections dealing with Durtal's sexual obsessions. Restoring these cuts serves to heighten the drama surrounding Durtal's existential crisis,... Read Full Overview

Joris-Karl Huysmans was a famous French writer known for his large vocabulary and wit. Huysmans most famous novel was Against Nature.

Joris-Karl Huysmans was a famous French writer known for his large vocabulary, and wit. Huysmans most famous novel was Against Nature.

En route is a novel by the French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans, first published in 1895. It is the second of Huysmans' books to feature the character Durtal, a thinly disguised portrait of the author himself. Durtal had already appeared in L?-bas, investigating Satanism. En route... Read Full Overview

A novel, translated by W. Fleming, and introduced by David Blow. The second in Huysmans' series of four autobiographical novels (the others being La-Bas, La Cathedrale, and The Oblate of St. Benedict), En Route tells of the religious dissolution and spiritual reedification of... Read Full Overview

En Route is a novel by the French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans and was first published in 1895. It is the second of Huysmans's books to feature the character Durtal, a thinly disguised portrait of the author himself. Durtal had already appeared in L?-bas, investigating Satanism... Read Full Overview

A journey into the shadowed streets of Paris, where beauty and danger walk hand in hand. En Route beckons the curious with a lucid, undaunted voice that makes a late nineteenth-century world feel startlingly close. This francophone novel, a landmark of decadence and moral satire,... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

En route est un roman de Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848-1907), publi en 1895. Ce volume ouvre ce qu'il est convenu d'appeler la trilogie de la conversion, que compl tent La Cath drale (1898) puis L'Oblat (1901). On y suit les aventures int rieures de Durtal, personnage d j pr sent... Read Full Overview

"En Route" by Joris-Karl Huysmans is a powerful exploration of faith and transformation, a journey deep into the heart of religious conversion. As a cornerstone of French literature, this novel delves into the complexities of Catholicism and the profound impact of monastic... 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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... 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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... 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 is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

"En Route" is an ancient fiction story book written by J.-K. Huysmans. Durtal embarks on an adventure of atonement and expertise as he grapples with existential issues and unearths meaning in a worldwide riddled with moral degradation and religious vacancy. Huysmans' great paintings... Read Full Overview

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