The Cathedral by J.-K. Huysmans

"The Cathedral" by J.-K. Huysmans is a novel published in 1898. The third book featuring the character Durtal, a thinly disguised portrait of Huysmans himself, it follows the protagonist after his retreat at a Trappist monastery as he moves to Chartres. There, Durtal immerses himself in the renowned Chartres Cathedral, which Huysmans describes in extraordinary detail. The novel became Huysmans' most commercially successful work during his lifetime, and tourists still use it as a guidebook to the cathedral today. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl), 1848-1907
Translator Bell, Clara, 1834-1927
Title The Cathedral
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cathedral_(Huysmans_novel)
Credits Produced by Suzanne Shell, Cori Samuel and the PG Online Distributed
Proofreading Team.
Reading Level Reading ease score: 59.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 15067
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Dec 14, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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