Là-bas by J.-K. Huysmans
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"Là-bas" by J.-K. Huysmans is a novel published in 1891. It follows Durtal, a writer disgusted with modern life, who seeks refuge in studying the medieval child-murderer Gilles de Rais. His research leads him into the occult underworld of fin de siècle Paris, where he discovers that Satanism thrives in contemporary France. With his lover Madame Chantelouve, Durtal investigates this hidden world, culminating in a notorious Black Mass. The novel stirred immediate
controversy and was banned from French railway stations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl), 1848-1907 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Wallis, Keene |
| Title | Là-bas |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A0-bas_(novel) |
| Credits |
Produced by Suzanne Shell, Cori Samuel and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 70.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Erotic fiction |
| Subject | Paranormal fiction |
| Subject | Rais, Gilles de, 1404-1440 -- Fiction |
| Subject | France -- History -- 15th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Satanism -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 14323 |
| Release Date | Dec 10, 2004 |
| Last Update | Nov 7, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1886 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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