Project Gutenberg 2004-12-10 Public domain in the USA. 708 Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl) 1848 1907 Huysmans, Joris Karl Huysmans, Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans, Jorris-Karl Huysmans, Jaris-Karl Huysmans, Joris-Karl Wallis, Keene Wallace, Keene Là-bas Produced by Suzanne Shell, Cori Samuel and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Là-bas" by J.-K. Huysmans is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around the character Durtal, who grapples with complex philosophical ideas about literature, religion, and the nature of existence, especially in contrast to the dominating materialistic views of his time. The opening of the novel presents a lively debate between Durtal and his friend Des Hermies regarding naturalism in literature and the artistic expression that transcends mere physicality. Des Hermies denounces the earthiness and materialism of modern literature, claiming it fails to address the deeper mysteries of life and the human condition. Contrarily, Durtal acknowledges the contributions of naturalism while expressing his own struggles with his literary ambitions. This initial discussion sets the stage for Durtal's introspective journey as he explores themes of spirituality and the human soul amidst his fascination with the historical figure Gilles de Rais, hinting at a deeper narrative yet to unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Erotic stories Paranormal fiction Rais, Gilles de, 1404-1440 -- Fiction France -- History -- 15th century -- Fiction Satanism -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Sexuality & Erotica Browsing: Fiction 571748 571771 2024-09-06T11:13:41.619762 2023-10-06T12:34:20.159095 text/html text/html 591372 2020-12-18T21:44:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 230052 2020-12-18T21:44:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 268965 2024-09-06T11:13:48.906697 application/epub+zip 275865 2024-09-06T11:13:42.991781 application/epub+zip 275866 2024-09-06T11:13:42.162771 application/epub+zip 449926 2024-09-06T11:13:53.958722 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423839 2024-09-06T11:13:48.376717 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424023 2022-09-07T15:43:58.703435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 547876 547797 2024-09-06T11:13:40.599774 2023-10-06T12:34:19.147094 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 547358 2020-12-18T21:44:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 222061 2020-12-18T21:44:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 547380 2020-12-18T21:44:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 221772 2020-12-18T21:44:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22294 2024-09-06T11:13:54.102686 application/rdf+xml 8090 2024-09-06T11:13:42.520739 image/jpeg 2349 2024-09-06T11:13:42.338834 image/jpeg 263070 2024-09-06T11:13:41.672743 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia