A landmark of the late 19th century Decadent movement, FTP, identify this novel about the Duc des Esseintes, by Joris-Karl Huysmans.
The protagonist of this work loves Petronius, and buys a turtle whose shell is encrusted with gold and diamonds. It is thought to appear in The Picture of Dorian Gray as the "poisonous yellow book," which enslaves Dorian's thoughts and corrupts him beyond redemption. The main character is fascinated by the strength of the American acrobat Miss Urania, and covers his house with the paintings of Gustave Moreau. Becoming addicted to the experience of artistic and sensual pleasure, the protagonist forsakes company to indulge himself in aesthetic experience, until he faints from rapture and starvation. A landmark of the late 19th century Decadent movement, FTP, identify this novel about the Duc des Esseintes, by Joris-Karl Huysmans.
The protagonist of this work loves Petronius, and buys a turtle whose shell is encrusted with gold and diamonds.
{À Rebours} [or {Against the Grain} or {Against Nature} or {In Defiance}]