Project Gutenberg 2004-12-10 Public domain in the USA. 1193 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 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A0-bas_(novel) 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.) Reading ease score: 70.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Erotic fiction Paranormal fiction Rais, Gilles de, 1404-1440 -- Fiction France -- History -- 15th century -- Fiction Satanism -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 575780 2025-10-06T09:13:44.725224 text/html 570780 2024-11-07T12:16:32 text/html 286372 2025-10-06T09:13:52.068219 application/epub+zip 292985 2025-10-06T09:13:46.440253 application/epub+zip 292984 2025-10-06T09:13:45.376309 application/epub+zip 468191 2025-10-06T09:13:56.751210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442707 2025-10-06T09:13:51.436276 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424023 2022-09-07T15:43:58.703435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 547762 2025-10-06T09:13:43.444300 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 528055 2024-11-07T12:16:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 547358 2020-12-18T21:44:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 547380 2020-12-18T21:44:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22576 2025-10-06T09:13:56.892169 application/rdf+xml 8064 2025-10-06T09:13:45.883279 image/jpeg 2354 2025-10-06T09:13:45.631265 image/jpeg 222061 2020-12-18T21:44:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 230052 2020-12-18T21:44:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 221772 2020-12-18T21:44:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 278787 2025-10-06T09:13:44.770305 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia