Downstream by Joris-Karl Huysmans

Downstream

Joris-Karl Huysmans with Robert Baldick (Translator)

80 pages missing pub info (editions)

fiction dark slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

Downstream, the shortest and most autobiographical of Huysmans' novels, is the perfect example of what the French naturalists wanted a novel to be. This dark and mordantly comic masterpiece of everyday pessimism about a Parisian clerk seeking spir...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 6 reviews

Moods

dark 100%

Pace

fast 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 100%

Loveable characters?

No: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

4.0

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!

If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.