Originally published in French under the title " Rebours" in 1884 and translated into English in 1926, "Against Nature", also known as "Against the Grain", is a book by Joris-Karl Huysmans and is well described by its subtitle "A Novel Without a Plot".
Having lived an extremely decadent life in 19th-century bourgeois Parisian society, Des Esseintes finds.
The premise of the novel is simple and follows the seclusion of Jean des Esseintes, the last member of a once powerful and noble family.
Originally published in French under the title " Rebours" in 1884 and translated into English in 1926, "Against Nature", also known as "Against the Grain", is a book by Joris-Karl Huysmans and is well described by its subtitle "A Novel Without a Plot"
