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The Oblate
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Series: Dedalus European Classics
Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction
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ISBN10: 1912868954
ISBN13: 9781912868957
Publisher: Dedalus
Published: Mar 1 2023
Pages: 368
Weight: 2.80
Height: 1.18 Width: 4.96 Depth: 7.72
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781912868957
Publisher: Dedalus
Published: Mar 1 2023
Pages: 368
Weight: 2.80
Height: 1.18 Width: 4.96 Depth: 7.72
Language: English
This is the final part of Huysmans' alter ego Durtal's spiritual journey. From the satanism of La-Ba (1891) he makes his way to the foot of the cross by a retreat in a Trappist monastery in En Route (1895), and by living in Chartres in The Cathedral(1898) until finally he embraces Roman Catholicism in The Oblate (1903).
Durtal is a modern anti-hero: solitary, agonised and alienated. His spiritual Journey confronts the problems of our age. Art, architecture and music light Durtal's path to God. Although a novel about spiritual redemption The Oblate is rich in the atmosphere of fin-de-siècle decadence which has dominated Huymans' previous novels.
Durtal is a modern anti-hero: solitary, agonised and alienated. His spiritual Journey confronts the problems of our age. Art, architecture and music light Durtal's path to God. Although a novel about spiritual redemption The Oblate is rich in the atmosphere of fin-de-siècle decadence which has dominated Huymans' previous novels.
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