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by trade. His mother
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Esseintes", to its hero. Barbey d'Aurevilly told Huysmans that after writing
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Huysmans's work was known for his idiosyncratic use of the
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In addition to his novels, Huysmans was known for his
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Lavrin, Janko (1929). "Huysmans and Strindberg." In:
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The Autonomy of the Self from Richardson to Huysmans.
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, pp. 167â207.
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Reality and Illusion in the Novels of J.-K. Huysmans
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2296:. Paris: Bartillat (Goncourt Prize for Biography).
2240:New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 92â99.
2149:New York: The Macmillan Company, pp. 169â193.
2046:"The Genius of the Monastery: M. Huysmans at home"
680:Portray of Huysmans by Louis FĂ©lix Beschere (1886)
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722:(1862-1898). He had praised the young painter in
281:Huysmans's work is considered remarkable for its
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2389:Bucharest: Ex Occidente Press, pp. 132â143.
2379:London: Constable and Company, pp. 268â299.
2326:Olivero, F. (1929). "J.âK. Huysmans as a Poet,"
953:(1903), explore Durtal/Huysmans's conversion to
701:" (Backpack) (later included in his collection,
2138:. Paris, Deja Vu, introduction by Colin Wilson.
1943:, Paris: Collection des Curiosités Littéraires.
1909:Camille Pissarro: The Audacity of Impressionism
2289:London: Constable & Co., pp. 118â130.
2205:New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, pp. 351â402.
2105:. Paris: Collection of Literary Curiosities. (
1891:Hanighan, F.C. (1931). "Huysmans Conversion,"
1761:, who had a great influence on Huysmans, told
1142:Commemorative plaque in 31 rue Saint-Placide,
1065:. This had led him first to the philosophy of
714:, Huysmans planned to leave Paris and move to
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1776:Schopenhauer and the Wild Years of Philosophy
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2270:J.-K. Huysmans: Novelist Poet and Art Critic
2226:Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.
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2301:J.-K. Huysmans and the fin-de-siecle Novel.
2248:"The Pessimists' Progress: J.âK. Huysmans."
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2353:"Joris Karl Huysmans: Egoist and Mystic,"
1965:. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, pp. 404â405.
1801:The Cathedral, Introduction, Dedalus 1997
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305:, which had led him to the philosophy of
1995:"What Houellebecq Learned from Huysmans"
1845:Baldick, Robert (1959). Introduction to
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2303:Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
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1036:Huysmans was a founding member of the
367:that feature Durtal, a character on a
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2434:Works by or about Joris-Karl Huysmans
2407:Newark: University of Delaware Press.
2168:"The Trilogy of Joris Karl Huysmans,"
1961:Sekuler, R., & Blake, R. (1985).
1826:
887:writers whose work he had praised in
785:Huysmans followed it with the novel,
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1930:Chicago: Way & Williams, p. 114.
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1193:). Critical reviews by LĂ©on Bloy of
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2294:J.-K. Huysmans, le forçat de la vie
1832:Aurevilly, Jules Barbey d' (1884).
1547:Esquisse biographique sur Don Bosco
1495:La magie en Poitou. Gilles de Rais.
1180:The Decadent Movement in Literature
262:). He is most famous for the novel
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1993:Gollner, Adam (12 November 2015).
1813:"Huysmans, Joris-Karl (1848â1907)"
1757:Twenty–three year–old
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2259:"The Opinions of J.âK. Huysmans."
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2636:Burials at Montparnasse Cemetery
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1853:. Harmondsworth: Penguin, p. 12.
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1341:Officier de la LĂ©gion d'honneur
1240:with its shrill, velvety note:
270:(1884, published in English as
2676:French people of Dutch descent
2203:Contemporary French Novelists.
2184:Vol. LXXXVI, pp. 177â188.
2176:Crawford, Virginia M. (1907).
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301:. His work expressed his deep
181:Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans
63:Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans
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2681:French Roman Catholic writers
2671:20th-century French novelists
2666:19th-century French novelists
2377:Figures of Several Centuries.
2358:Vol. CXIII, pp. 452â464.
2323:Vol. LXVII, pp. 409â423.
2308:"Huysmans and the Boulevard,"
2187:Donato, Elisabeth M. (2001).
2085:. London, UK: Reaktion Books.
1862:Rudwin, Maxmilian J. (1920).
1811:McClanahan, Clarence (2002).
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2454:Works by Joris-Karl Huysmans
2368:Vol. LVII, pp. 402â414.
2348:New York: Twayne Publishers.
2335:"The Evolution of a Mystic."
2282:. London: Faber & Faber.
2173:Vol. CXLI, pp. 255â271.
2156:Vol. LXXXVI, pp. 43â51.
2154:Irish Ecclesiastical Review,
2124:. London: Bowes & Bowes.
2120:Brandreth, H. R. T. (1963).
2030:(3903): 215. 16 August 1902.
1927:Hours with Famous Parisians.
1836:, "Ă rebours", 28 July 1884.
1790:American Benedictine Review,
1594:Ăcrits sur lâart (1867-1905)
1189:, quoted in Robert Baldick,
788:Marthe, Histoire d'une fille
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2398:Six Masters of Disillusion.
2351:Shuster, George N. (1921).
2344:Ridge, George Ross (1968).
2313:Vol. CIX, pp. 360â367.
2299:Lloyd, Christopher (1990).
2159:Cevasco, George A. (1961).
2117:28 July 1884, in appendix.)
2071:, Vol. 112, pp. 65â87.
1882:, Vol. XLVIII, pp. 227â236.
1864:"The Satanism of Huysmans,"
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1101:. The specific problem is:
819:Downstream or With the Flow
750:A portrait of Huysmans, by
241:who published his works as
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2364:(1892). "J.âK. Huysmans,"
2330:Vol. XX, pp. 237â246.
2222:Garber, Frederick (1982).
2093:The Life of J.-K. Huysmans
1952:Huysman, 1884/1931, p. 132
1511:Sainte Lydwine de Schiedam
1489:La BiĂšvre et Saint-SĂ©verin
1191:The Life of J.-K. Huysmans
343:as the focus of the book.
254:, variably abbreviated as
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2292:Locmant, Patrice (2007).
1529:Saint Lydwine of Schiedam
1513:(1901, France) (on Saint
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2166:Connolly, P. J. (1907).
2134:Banks, Brian R. (2017).
2127:Banks, Brian R. (1990).
2103:Sur la tombe de Huysmans
2074:Antosh, Ruth B. (1986).
1941:Sur la tombe de Huysmans
1869:Vol. XXXIV, pp. 240â251.
1687:Henri Antoine Jules-Bois
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893:Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly
297:with his publication of
2651:Deaths from oral cancer
2392:Thorold, Algar (1909).
2371:Symons, Arthur (1916).
2366:The Fortnightly Review,
2333:Peck, Harry T. (1898).
2321:The Fortnightly Review,
2306:Mason, Redfern (1919).
2257:Huneker, James (1917).
2141:Blunt, Hugh F. (1921).
2069:Church Quarterly Review
1252:is sonorous and nasal;
916:Huysmans's next novel,
897:Villiers de L'Isle Adam
2686:Our Lady of La Salette
2394:"JorisâKarl Huysmans."
2373:"JorisâKarl Huysmans."
2339:The Personal Equation.
2268:Kahn, Annette (1987).
2129:The Image of Huysmans.
1924:Henry, Stuart (1897).
1895:Vol. XLV, pp. 474â481.
1697:Our Lady of La Salette
1677:Joseph-Antoine Boullan
1632:Le Drageoir aux Ă©pices
1567:Le Quartier Notre-Dame
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2482:Catholic Encyclopedia
2444:"Joris-Karl Huysmans"
2238:Talents and Geniuses.
2191:New York: Peter Lang.
2178:"Joris Karl Huysmans"
2081:Antosh, Ruth (2024).
1573:Les foules de Lourdes
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2131:New York: AMS Press.
2078:. Amsterdam: Rodopi.
1617:Les Ăglises de Paris
1395:(1880, 2nd ed. 1886)
1332:Huysmans was made a
1108:improve this section
1097:to meet Knowledge's
704:Les Soirées de Médan
685:Civil service career
315:religious conversion
251:[ÊÉÊiskaÊl-]
2696:Benedictine oblates
2656:Decadent literature
2519:Joris-Karl Huysmans
2478:Joris-Karl Huysmans
2419:Joris Karl Huysmans
2356:The Catholic World,
2311:The Catholic World,
2182:The Catholic World,
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1939:Bloy, LĂ©on (1913).
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2620:Categories
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1708:References
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1523:Imprimatur
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1195:Ă rebours,
910:Ă rebours,
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780:Baudelaire
699:Sac au dos
649:Early life
605:Literature
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1260:like the
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881:Symbolist
858:Wrong Way
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644:Biography
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492:Symbolism
459:Movements
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266:Ă rebours
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