Là-bas
Là-bas is an 1890 demon fiction and occult fiction novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans. It takes readers to France in the 15th century. Characters include Keene Wallis and Gilles de Rais (1404-1440). It deals with gilles de Rais and Satanism.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 31 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 149 editions across 3 languages. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 1,354 times in the last 30 days.
At about 286 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours. It is in the public domain, so you can read it free on Project Gutenberg or listen to the 8 h 58 min LibriVox audiobook.
About Là-bas
Là-Bas, translated as Down There or The Damned, is a novel by the French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans, first published in 1891. It is Huysmans' most famous work after À rebours. Là-Bas deals with the subject of Satanism in contemporary France, and the novel stirred a certain amount of controversy on its first appearance. It is the first of Huysmans' books to feature the character Durtal, a thinly disguised portrait of the author himself, who would go on to be the protagonist of all of Huysmans' subsequent novels: En route, La cathédrale and L'oblat. - wikipedia
Free audiobook
Là-bas — LibriVox recording, 8 h 58 min in 22 sections.
Public-domain recording by volunteer readers. Listen online, download MP3s or stream from the Internet Archive.
Opening line
“The revelation of this form of Naturalism had come to Durtal the year before, when he was less worn out than he was now by the ignominious spectacle of the coming fin de siècle.”
Quick answers
Who wrote Là-bas?
Là-bas was written by Joris-Karl Huysmans and first published in 1890.
What genre is Là-bas?
It is usually shelved as Demons & Devils and Occult Fiction.
How long is Là-bas?
The median edition has 286 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
Is Là-bas free to read?
Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.
Is there a free audiobook of Là-bas?
Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 8 h 58 min.
What books are similar to Là-bas?
Readers who like it often enjoy Semilla del Diablo, City of Bones and Night Shift.
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