Domesticity

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Author: Huysmans, Joris-KarlHuysmans’ third novel, first published in French in 1881, signalled his turn toward a "new naturalism" that laid out the negative consequences of determ inism. 'Domesticity' tells the tale of two men struggling between the urges of the body and the urges of the soul, & with the failure of matrimony or artistic endeavour to fulfil the needs of either. More than a psychological character study it stands as one of the most memorable portraits of late 19th-century Paris & its sad, futile affairs of the heart.Earning a wage through a career in the French civil service, Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848–1907) quietly explored the extremes of human nature and artifice through a series of books that influenced a number of literary movements: from the grimy naturalism of Marthe to the cornerstone of the decadent movement, 'Against Nature' and the Satanist classic 'Down There', to the dream-ridden Surrealist favorite 'Becalmed'.ISBN 9781962728034. Wakefield Press. pb. 320 pages. 20.3 x 13.3 cm.available Show more