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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 he is forced to realize that he has to abandon all hope and just "go with the flow".
This 1882 novella, a key work in Huysmans' literary development - prefiguring in its protagonist the figure of Jean des Esseintes, the hero of À rebours, written two years later - is accompanied here by another masterly study of human despair, 'M. Bougran's Retirement'.
| ISBN: | 9781847498342 |
| Publication date: | 19th November 2020 |
| Author: | Andrew Brown KC |
| Publisher: | Alma Classics an imprint of Alma Books COMMIS |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Series: | Alma Classics 101 Pages |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Fiction in translation |
Only edition in printThe 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 he is forced to realize that he has to abandon all hope and just "go with the flow".
features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Fiction in translation
Paperback. £7.19, down from the £7.99 cover price. In Stock.
was written by Andrew Brown KC and published by Alma Classics an imprint of Alma Books COMMIS
has 128 pages
Yes it is part of Alma Classics 101 Pages series
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. In Stock.