With the Flow (Hesperus Classics) - Softcover

Huysmans, Joris-Karl

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9781843910503: With the Flow (Hesperus Classics)

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ISBN 10: 1843910500 ISBN 13: 9781843910503

Publisher: Hesperus Press, 2003

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Through its brilliant, unrelenting detail, Huysmans’ early masterpiece captures the minutiae of misery and boredom in a day in the life of a man who—for the moment—refuses to go with the flow. It is published here with the short story The 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 prostitute—but ultimately finds that nothing can relieve him of his disgust and boredom with the business of living. Joris–Karl Huysmans, art critic and author of Against Nature, is a leading figure in France’s Decadent Movement.

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Hesperus Press, as suggested by their Latin motto, Et remotissima prope, is dedicated to bringing near what is far—far both in space and time. Works by illustrious authors, often unjustly neglected or simply little known in the English–speaking world, are made accessible through a completely fresh editorial approach and new translations. Through these short classic works, which feature forewords by leading contemporary authors, the modern reader will be introduced to the greatest writers of Europe and America. An elegantly designed series of genuine rediscoveries.

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Author and art critic Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848-1907) is a leading figure in France's Decadent Movement. Simon Callow, star of Four Weddings and A Funeral, Shakespeare in Love and Amadeus is one of the UK's most distinguished theatre and film actors.

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