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Joris-Karl Huysmans

1848 - 1907

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Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans (US: , French: [ʃaʁl maʁi ʒɔʁʒ ɥismɑ̃s]; 5 February 1848 – 12 May 1907) was a French novelist and art critic who published his works as Joris-Karl Huysmans (French: [ʒɔʁis kaʁl -], 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 and as Against Nature). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joris-Karl Huysmans has received more than 681,443 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Joris-Karl Huysmans is the 472nd most popular writer (down from 440th in 2019), the 558th most popular biography from France (down from 514th in 2019) and the 85th most popular French Writer.

Joris-Karl Huysmans is most famous for his book A Rebours, which is also translated as Against the Grain. It was published in 1884 and is considered to be one of the first examples of the Decadent movement.

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  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.41

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  • 2.77

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Notable Works

En route
1895
La cathédrale
1898
Là-bas
1890
Against the Grain
2004
Croquis parisiens
1886
A rebours
1900

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Joris-Karl Huysmans ranks 472 out of 7,302. Before him are Eyvind Johnson, Margaret Atwood, Traudl Junge, Jules Michelet, Athenaeus, and Louise de La Vallière. After him are Livius Andronicus, Milena Jesenská, Verner von Heidenstam, Natsume Sōseki, Bohumil Hrabal, and Ze'ev Jabotinsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1848, Joris-Karl Huysmans ranks 9. Before him are Vilfredo Pareto, Gottlob Frege, Otto Lilienthal, Helmuth von Moltke the Younger, Gustave Caillebotte, and Otto of Bavaria. After him are Arthur Balfour, Tōgō Heihachirō, Hugo de Vries, Albert I, Prince of Monaco, Robert I, Duke of Parma, and Wyatt Earp. Among people deceased in 1907, Joris-Karl Huysmans ranks 9. Before him are Klara Hitler, Sully Prudhomme, William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Oscar II of Sweden, Henri Moissan, and Hector Malot. After him are Alfred Jarry, Giosuè Carducci, Pierre Janssen, Robert I, Duke of Parma, Asaph Hall, and Joseph Joachim.

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In France

Among people born in France, Joris-Karl Huysmans ranks 558 out of 6,770. Before him are René Laennec (1781), France Gall (1947), Gustave Caillebotte (1848), Louise de La Vallière (1644), Maurice Utrillo (1883), and Rashi (1040). After him are Suger (1080), Yolande de Polastron (1749), Claude Louis Berthollet (1748), Philippe Pinel (1745), Joan of France, Duchess of Berry (1464), and Auguste de Marmont (1774).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Joris-Karl Huysmans ranks 85. Before him are Boris Vian (1920), Jacques Hébert (1757), Héloïse (1101), Marguerite de Navarre (1492), Jules Michelet (1798), and Louise de La Vallière (1644). After him are Charles, Duke of Orléans (1394), Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627), Henri Barbusse (1873), Gérard de Nerval (1808), Anaïs Nin (1903), and Alfred Jarry (1873).

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