French fiction 4 Roman français 4 Aesthetics 1 Catholic converts 1 Classes supérieures 1 Convertis catholiques 1 Jean des Esseintes is the last member of a powerful and once proud noble family. He has lived an extremely decadent life in Paris, which has left him disgusted with human society. Without telling anyone, he retreats to a house in the countryside. Des Esseintes decides to spend the rest of his life in intellectual and aesthetic contemplation. Throughout his intellectual experiments, he recalls various debauched events and love affairs of his past in Paris 1 περισσότερα ... Recluses 1 Roman fran?ais 1 Upper class 1 λιγότερα ...