Joris-Karl Huysmans
a French novelist and art critic most famous for the novel À rebours (1884), published in English as Against the Grain or Against Nature).
Born
Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans 5 February 1848 Paris, French Second Republic
Died
12 May 1907 (aged 59) Paris, Third French Republic
Nationality
French
Occupation
Novelist
adultbasic
France
era
1800+
Genre
Fictional prose
Literary movement
Decadent
Notable works
À rebours (1884), Là-bas (1891), En route (1895), La cathédrale (1898)