Joris Karl Huysmans
(1848-1907)
French novelist and art critic
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Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans (, 5 February 1848 – 12 May 1907) was a French novelist and art critic who published his works as Joris-Karl Huysmans (variably abbreviated as J. K. or J.-K.). He is most famous for the novel À rebours (1884, published in English as Against the Grain or Against Nature). He supported himself by a 30-year career in the French civil service.
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Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans 5 February 1848 Paris, France
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12 May 1907 (aged 59) Paris, France
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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