Là-bas: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Là-bas: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Là-bas is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl) (1848–1907). The listed translation credits are Wallis, Keene.
Catalogue synopsis
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"Là-bas" by J.-K. Huysmans is a novel published in 1891. It follows Durtal, a writer disgusted with modern life, who seeks refuge in studying the medieval child-murderer Gilles de Rais. His research leads him into the occult underworld of fin de siècle Paris, where he discovers that Satanism thrives in contemporary France. With his lover Madame Chantelouve, Durtal investigates this hidden world, culminating in a notorious Black Mass. The novel stirred immediate controversy and was banned from French railway stations.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Là-bas
- Author credits: Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl) (1848–1907)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Wallis, Keene
Catalogue subjects
- Erotic fiction
- France -- History -- 15th century -- Fiction
- Paranormal fiction
- Rais, Gilles de, 1404-1440 -- Fiction
- Satanism -- Fiction
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- Category: French Literature
- Category: Novels
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