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OverviewM. Folantin is a government employee who is overwhelmed by the quotidian misery of life. The story follows his Quixotic quest for enjoyment - as he goes to a restaurant, to the cinema, and to a prostitute - but ultimately finds that nothing can shake from him his disgust and boredom with the business of living. Full Product DetailsAuthor: J. K. Huysmans , Andrew Brown , Simon CallowPublisher: Hesperus Press Ltd Imprint: Hesperus Press Ltd Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 12.50cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 19.50cm Weight: 0.145kg ISBN: 9781843910503ISBN 10: 1843910500 Pages: 112 Publication Date: 01 June 2003 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Language: English Table of ContentsReviews'the two stories... show a writer in the act of transition, looking for an escape route from the dead end of bourgeois materialism...' - TLS Author InformationAuthor and art critic Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848-1907) is a leading figure in France's Decadent Movement. Simon Callow, star of Four Weddings and A Funeral, Shakespeare in Love and Amadeus is one of the UK's most distinguished theatre and film actors. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |