text: The protagonist of this novel stores his liquors in a "mouth organ," and believes that each of his alcohols corresponds to a different musical instrument.
full_question: The protagonist of this novel stores his liquors in a "mouth organ," and believes that each of his alcohols corresponds to a different musical instrument. In another section of this novel, the protagonist is inspired by reading Dickens to explore London, but is satisfied after hearing English speakers in a tavern in Dieppe. After having his tooth extracted by the dentist Gatonax, the protagonist of this novel sees that the tortoise whose shell he encrusted with jewels has perished on his carpet. This novel is probably the "yellow book" that Henry Wotton gives to Dorian Gray in Oscar Wilde's novel. Its protagonist isolates himself in a house that he decorates with Gustave Moreau's paintings, though after fainting, he abandons his pursuit of aestheticism and returns to Parisian life. For 10 points, name this novel in which Jean des Esseintes embraces a decadent lifestyle, a novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans.
first_sentence: The protagonist of this novel stores his liquors in a "mouth organ," and believes that each of his alcohols corresponds to a different musical instrument.
raw_answer: A Rebours [or Against the Grain; or Against the Flow]