Description
The Crowds of Lourdes, first published in 1906, was J.-K. Huysmans last book, and certainly his greatest work of non-fiction. Written in a style that is at once precise and brutal, this Naturalist study of the pilgrim-crowds of Lourdes, presented as a series of closely connected vignettes full of highly coloured description, is sometimes somber, sometimes scathing, and often touching. In these pages the reader will find a whole-hearted tribute to Our Lady of Lourdes--but one that is a far from conventional, and the penetrating analysis of the author, who offers here some of his finest passages, is full of a fervent emotion and tenderness that is not the least at odds with his fiery spirituality.
Author: J. -K Huysmans, Joris Karl Huysmans
Publisher: Snuggly Books
Published: 03/24/2020
Pages: 266
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781645250333
ISBN10: 1645250334
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Collections | European | French
- Religion | Christianity | Catholic
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
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