{"product_id":"la-bas-by-joris-karl-huysmans-fiction-joris-karl-huysmans-9781598189834","title":"La-bas by Joris-Karl Huysmans, Fiction, Classics, Literary, Action \u0026 Adventure","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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.)\u003c\/strong\u003e 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?ewald, he had found what he was seeking.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joris-Karl Huysmans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1598189832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781598189834\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aegypan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Joris-Karl Huysmans","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44129535131903,"sku":"9781598189834","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ecd2ff8e-4c69-406e-bee9-1bd3681b142f.jpg?v=1687464440","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/la-bas-by-joris-karl-huysmans-fiction-joris-karl-huysmans-9781598189834","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}