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A chilling, sensuous voyage into the heart of belief and doubt. The Cathedral invites you to step behind the veils of faith and desire, where symbolism becomes a map of the soul.

Huysmans's late nineteenth century novel unfolds as a meditation on religion and doubt, aestheticism and spirituality, set within the fevered currents of fin de siecle Paris. With a steady, hypnotic rhythm, it blends psychological fiction with an atmosphere thick as incense, offering a bruised yet luminous portrait of decadence and devotion. The prose, steeped in the influences of Baudelaire and Mallarmé, rewards patient reading with sudden flashes of clarity and reverence for beauty amid moral ambiguity.

This edition is more than a reprint; it is a restored doorway to a forgotten classic, revived for today's readers and for future generations. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, it stands as a collector's item and a cultural treasure-suitable for classic literature students, scholars, and anyone drawn to the intricate, spine-tingling questions that haunt late nineteenth century Paris.

Whether you approach as a casual reader or a serious admirer of scholarly literary analysis, The Cathedral offers rich layers of Parisian decadence, subtle spiritual inquiry, and a timeless tension between faith and experience. A true artefact of fin de siecle Paris, ready to illuminate both curiosity and devotion.

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Book category Books in German Belletristik Erzählende Literatur Hauptwerk vor 1945

• Full title: Cathedral
• Author: Joris Karl Huysmans
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296
• EAN: 9789354848896
• ISBN: 9354848893
• ID: 36620727
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Weight: 454 g
• Dimensions: 152 × 228 × 23 mm
• Date of publishing: 05. July 2021

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