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Against the Grain, by Joris-Karl Huysmans (1884)

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Miss Darcy's Library

     Against the Grain (or A Rebours, in French) is the most famous work by French novelist and art critic Joris-Karl Huysmans. Oscar Wilde declared that it was what inspired him to write The Picture of Dorian Gray and, though … Continue reading →

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