{"product_id":"la-bas-by-joris-karl-huysmans-fiction-classics-literary-action-adventure-paperback","title":"La-bas by Joris-Karl Huysmans, Fiction, Classics, Literary, Action \u0026 Adventure - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoris Karl Huysmans\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKeene Wallace\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1891, \u003cem\u003eLa-bas\u003c\/em\u003e is Huysmans' best-selling novel; its success was due, in part, to its sensational contents (descriptions of Satanism in late 1880 France.) It is in this novel that Huysmans' character, Durtal, is introduced for the first time. This character is thought to be a semi-autobiographical depiction of the author and is used in his next three books which chart Durtal's (and Huysmans') search for religious truths and his ultimate conversion to Roman Catholicism. The journey begins with the viewing of an extremely realistic painting: \"In Germany, before a Crucifixion by Matth us Gr newald, he had found what he was seeking.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42113434255495,"sku":"9781598189834","price":22.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/64245b50e27a091f73d7a56d5ca51be2.webp?v=1732488326","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/la-bas-by-joris-karl-huysmans-fiction-classics-literary-action-adventure-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}