The Angels of Perversity (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781912868841)

The stories in The Angels of Perversity are key examples of early Symbolist prose shaped and inspired by the French Decadent consciousness and must rank among the best short stories of the 1890s.The tone of the stories is unique, with an unusual mixture of decadence and eroticism, balanced by an ironic and sentimental view of the world.

"Anatole France called Remy de Gourmont (1858-1915) the 'greatest living French writer'. The stories Francis Amery has collected and translated under the not inappropriate title The Angels of Perversity are from the first half of Gourmont's career, when, as a writer of short fictions he established himself as a significant figure in the Symbolist movement." --Adrian Tahourdin in The Times Literary Supplement

Author: Remy De Gourmont
ISBN-10: 1912868849
ISBN-13: 9781912868841
Publisher: Dedalus
Language: English
Published: 02/14/2022
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d