{"product_id":"9780140447637","title":"Against Nature","description":"Author: Huysmans, Joris-Karl\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780140447637\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 07 Jul 2003\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe original handbook of decadence - has enjoyed a cult readership since its publication, with fans including Oscar Wilde and Marianne Faithfull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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...","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48128397181086,"sku":"UBD-9780140447637","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780140447637.jpg?v=1786540305","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780140447637","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}