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Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl), 1848-1907

LC control no.n 79065248
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LC classificationPQ2309.H4
Personal name headingHuysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl), 1848-1907
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Variant(s)Huysmans, Joris Karl, 1848-1907
Huysmans, Charles-Marie-Georges, 1848-1907
Huysmans, Jorris-Karl, 1848-1907
Huysmans, Jaris-Karl, 1848-1907
Birth date1848-02-05
Death date1907-05-12
Place of birthParis, France
Place of deathParis, France
Profession or occupationAuthors
Found inÉcrits sur l'art, 2008 : title page (Joris Karl Huysmans)
Le drageoir aux épices, 1921 : (Jaris-Karl Huysmans)
A va l'eau, 2000 : title page (Joris Karl Huysmans)
A rebours, 1931 : title page (Jorris Karl Huysmans)
Wikipedia, via WWW, August 12, 2013 (Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans born February 5, 1848, died May 12, 1907) was a French novelist who published his works as Joris-Karl Huysmans). He is most famous for the novel À rebours (published in English as Against the Grain or Against Nature). He supported himself by a 30-year career in the French civil service. He used the name Joris-Karl Huysmans when he published his writing, as a way of honoring his father's ancestry. His first major publication was a collection of prose poems)
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