The Oblate (Dedalus European Classics) - 9781912868957

This is the final part of Huysmans' alter ego Durtal's spiritual journey. From the satanism of La-Ba (1891) he makes his way to the foot of the cross by a retreat in a Trappist monastery in En Route (1895), and by living in Chartres in The Cathedral(1898) until finally he embraces Roman Catholicism in The Oblate (1903). Durtal is a modern anti-hero: solitary, agonised and alienated. His spiritual Journey confronts the problems of our age. Art, architecture and music light Durtal's path to God. Although a novel about spiritual redemption The Oblate is rich in the atmosphere of fin-de-siècle decadence which has dominated Huymans' previous novels.

Author: J-K Huysmans

Publisher: Dedalus Limited

Publication Date: Mar 01, 2023

Number of Pages: 368 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1912868954

ISBN-13: 9781912868957