En route by J.-K. Huysmans

"En route" by J.-K. Huysmans is a novel published in 1895. It follows Durtal, a character haunted by his past debauches, as he navigates life after his conversion to Catholicism. Seeking solace in Parisian churches and sacred art, he finds guidance from a priest who leads him to a Trappist monastery for a spiritual retreat. The novel explores the challenge of living religiously after conversion, weaving in explorations of Catholic mysticism and monastic life while portraying the protagonist's inner struggles between faith and doubt. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl), 1848-1907
Title En route
Original Publication Paris: P. V. Stock, 1895, copyright 1897.
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En_Route_(novel) Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/En_route_(roman)
Credits Laurent Vogel (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica))
Reading Level Reading ease score: 69.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language French
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Autobiographical fiction
Subject Psychological fiction
Subject French fiction -- 19th century
Subject Catholic Church -- Fiction
Subject Antiheroes -- Fiction
Subject Art and religion -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 74157
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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