Against Nature: A Rebours (Huysmans Joris Karl)(Paperback)

Against Nature: A Rebours (Huysmans Joris Karl)(Paperback)

Resisting the traditional model of nineteenth-century fiction, Joris-Karl Huysman produced in 1884 a novel unlike any other of his time. Against Nature is the story of Des Esseintes, an aesthete who attempts to escape Paris and, along with it, the vulgarity of modern life. As Des Esseintes hides

Against Nature (Huysmans Joris Karl)(Paperback)

The infamous inspiration for the novel which slowly corrupts Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray is translated by Robert Baldick with an introduction by Patrick McGuinness in Penguin Classics. A wildly original fin-de-si cle novel, Against Nature contains only one character. Des Esseintes is a decadent,

The Damned (La Bas) (Huysmans Joris Karl)(Paperback)

Joris-Karl Huysmans' shocking novel of an innocent's descent into a world of depraved, blasphemous ritualsDurtal, a shy, censorious man, is writing a biography of Gilles de Rais, the monstrous fifteenth-century child-murderer thought to be the original for 'Bluebeard'. Bored and disgusted by the

With the Flow (Huysmans Joris Karl)(Paperback)

The lowly, downtrodden Paris civil servant Jean Folantin seeks respite from the boredom and isolation of his life in the small joys of food and the occasional embraces of a prostitute. But whatever he does, wherever he turns in his quest for some pleasure, his dissatisfaction only increases, until

Naruby - Joris-Karl Huysmans

Román Naruby, považovaný za „bibli dekadence“, odráží atmosféru francouzského Fin de siecle. Jeho hlavním hrdinou je poslední potomek starobylého rodu des Esseintes, který znuděn zhýralým a rozkošnickým životem a zhnusen celou společností opouští Paříž a uchyluje se do

Against Nature (Huysmans J. -K)(Paperback)

Des Esseintes is a neurasthenic aristocrat who has turned his back on the vulgarity of modern life and retreated to an isolated country villa, where he pursues his obsessions with exotic flowers, rare gems and complex perfumes. The original handbook of decadence, this novel enjoys a cult

Cathedral (Huysmans J. K.)(Paperback / softback)

Modern Art (Huysmans J. -K)(Paperback)

First published in 1883, but never before translated into English, this collection of J.-K. Huysmans' art criticism reveals the author of Against Nature to be as combative in his aesthetic opinions as he was in his literary ones. At a time when the Impressionists were still being ridiculed, or

The Life of J.-K. Huysmans (Baldick Robert)(Paperback)

Robert Baldick's Life of J.-K. Huysmans has become not just a standard reference work, to be consulted as regularly as the writing of the author whose life it chronicles, but a work of literature in its own right. First published fifty years ago, Baldick's classic biography presents a compelling

Sins Against Nature: Sex and Archives in Colonial New Spain (Tortorici Zeb)(Paperback)

In Sins against Nature Zeb Tortorici explores the prosecution of sex acts in colonial New Spain (present-day Mexico, Guatemala, the US Southwest, and the Philippines) to examine the multiple ways bodies and desires come to be textually recorded and archived. Drawing on the records from over three

Man Against Himself (Menninger Karl)(Paperback)

In this landmark book, the impulse toward self-destructiveness is examined as a misdirection of the instinct for survival, a turning inward of the aggressive behavior developed for self-preservation. 'One of the most absorbing books I have read in recent years' (Joseph Wood Krutch, The Nation)

Hidden Nature: The Startling Insights of Viktor Schauberger (Bartholomew Alick)(Paperback)

Pioneers a new Science of Nature Offers striking new arguments against GM technologies Proposes startling solutions to our energy needs Foreword by David Bellamy Austrian naturalist Viktor Schauberger (1885-1958) was far ahead of his time. From his unusually detailed observations of the natural

Against Nature (Barrett Casey)(Mass Market Paperbound)

The Iron Tiger (Higgins Jack)(Paperback)

A pilot's struggle for survival against both nature and man from the international bestselling author of The Eagle Has Landed and The Midnight Bell. Jack Drummond has always flown by his own radar. After getting drummed out of the British Navy, he's made a rough-and-tumble living flying wherever

Parisian Sketches (Huysmans J. -K)(Paperback)

First published in 1880, same year as Edgar Degas' 'The Dancing Lesson and Edouard Manet's solo show, these 'Parisian Sketches share the Impressionist fascination with the contemporary life of Paris, the exuberant Paris of the Opera Garnier and the Folies-Bergers. Like the striking images of the

Environmental Economics and Natural Resource Management (Anderson David A.)(Paperback)

The tools of environmental economics guide policymakers as they weigh development against nature, present against future, and certain benefits against uncertain consequences. The policies and research findings explained in this textbook are relevant to decisions made daily by individuals, firms,

Against the Odds (Baleanu Diana)(Paperback)

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight (Fuller Alexandra)(Paperback / softback)

A story of civil war; of a quixotic battle against nature and loss; and of a family's unbreakable bond with a continent which came to define, shape, scar and heal

War Against War! (Friedrich Ernst)(Paperback / softback)

Garments Against Women (Boyer Anne)(Paperback / softback)

Against the Wind (Tilley Jim)(Paperback)

Against the Wind is a story of six characters' second chances to make things

In the Clearing (Pomare Jp)(Paperback)

Set against a ticking clock, this 'haunting' and 'atmospheric' thriller pits a ruthless cult against a mother's love, revealing that our darkest secrets are the hardest ones to leave behind (Sally Hepworth, New York Times bestselling author of The Good Sister). Four days to go Amy has only ever

Revolt Against the Romans (Bradman Tony)(Paperback / softback)

Against the Romance of Community (Joseph Miranda)(Paperback)