Boekdetails
Formaat
eBook
Pagina's
288
Taal
Engels
Gepubliceerd
May 1, 2003
Uitgever
Penguin
ISBN-10
014190660X
ISBN-13
9780141906607
Beschrijving
The hero of this curious novel is des Esseintes, a neurasthenic aristocrat who has turned his back on the vulgarity of modern life and retreated to an isolated country villa. Here, accompanied only by a couple of silent servants, he pursues his obsessions with exotic flowers, rare gems, and complex perfumes and embarks on a series of increasingly strange aesthetic experiments, starting with the decision to give his giant pet tortoise a jewel-encrusted shell...
Genres
Romantiek
Mysterie
Sciencefiction
Thriller & Spanning
Actie & Avontuur
Religie & Spiritualiteit
Geschiedenis
Humor
Filosofie
Fantasie
Graphic Novels
Poëzie
Kunst & Fotografie
Misdaad
Natuur