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208 pages • first pub 1884 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780486826615
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dover Publications
Edition Pub Date: 14 November 2018
Against Nature is ideal for readers who relish introspective, intellectually demanding explorations of decadence and aesthetic obsession, appealing to those drawn to philosophical depth over fast-paced plots.
Description
Duc Jean des Esseintes, the wealthy last survivor of a once-powerful family, has retreated from his bourgeois life in Paris. Overwhelmed by the absurdities and grotesqueries of human affairs, he dwells in an isolated villa, spending his days in in...
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Animal cruelty, ClassismModerate
Animal death, Misogyny, Racial slurs
208 pages • first pub 1884 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780486826615
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dover Publications
Edition Pub Date: 14 November 2018
Against Nature is ideal for readers who relish introspective, intellectually demanding explorations of decadence and aesthetic obsession, appealing to those drawn to philosophical depth over fast-paced plots.
Description
Duc Jean des Esseintes, the wealthy last survivor of a once-powerful family, has retreated from his bourgeois life in Paris. Overwhelmed by the absurdities and grotesqueries of human affairs, he dwells in an isolated villa, spending his days in in...
Community Reviews
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, ClassismModerate
Animal death, Misogyny, Racial slurs