Description
This new edition presents With the Flow followed by The Retreat of Monsieur Bougran. Together, Huysmans' two studies of institutionalized boredom brilliantly evoke the social fetters that force us to go "with the flow".
About the Author
Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848-1907) was a central figure of the French decadent movement at the end of the nineteenth century. Today he is best remembered for the novel A rebours (Against Nature or Against the Grain), which had a huge influence on contemporary writers, including Oscar Wilde, as well as on subsequent generations of novelists.
Reviews
With the Flow is the most complete expression of that pessimism which, even at the start of the twenty-first century, remains central to our self-perception. -- Simon Callow
Book Information
ISBN 9781847498342
Author Joris-Karl Huysmans
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint Alma Classics
Publisher Alma Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 154g