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Can I read Against the Grain on EtoBox?
Against the Grain by Huysmans, Joris Karl, Huysmans, J. K. is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Against the Grain about?
Because of his extreme sensitivity to the absurd and grotesque in human affairs, the protagonist of this masterpiece of decadence has estranged himself from society and savors the most bizarre aspects of human existence in his quest for novelty. This landmark novel is filled with weird images and biting wit. Introduction by Havelock Ellis.
Who reads Against the Grain?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Huysmans, Joris Karl, Huysmans, J. K.
- Publisher
- The Echo Library
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781406813784
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Romance, Fiction, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.89 / 5 (230 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
Other editions & translations
- Gegen den Strich. (1992)
- Against The Grain (2011)
- Against Nature: Á rebours (2013)
- Against Nature (Penguin Classics) (2003)
- Against Nature (Penguin Classics) (2001)
- Against the grain = À rebours (2009)
- Against Nature (2018)
- Against the Grain - Joris-Karl Huysmans (ANNOTATED) Full Version of Great Classics Work (2004)
- Against Nature (A Rebours) (2001)
- Against the Grain (À Rebours) (1972)
- Against the Grain (2014)
- À Rebours (Édition enrichie) (2016)
- À Rebours (Édition enrichie) (1977)
- Against the Grain (2022)
- Against Nature (Oxford World's Classics) (1998)
- À rebours (2015)
- A Rebours (1994)
- À rebours (1978)
- Against the Grain (2004)
- À Rebours (2022)
- Against Nature: A New Translation of `A Rebours' (Penguin Classics) (1959)
- Against the Grain (2015)