{"product_id":"9781596743427","title":"Against the Grain (À Rebours)","description":"Described as \"A Novel Without a Plot\" J. K. Huysman's \"Against the Grain (À Rebours)\" is a relatively simple story. It concerns the seclusion of one Des Esseintes, the last member of a once powerful and noble family. Having lived an extremely decadent life, Des Esseintes finds himself disgusted with human society and retreats to a house in the countryside where he is intent upon spending the rest of his days in intellectual and aesthetic contemplation. Because of its decadent content \"Against the Grain\" created quite a stir when it was first published and in breaking from the Naturalist school of literature Huysman's work established itself as a major piece of the Symbolist aesthetic.","brand":"Neeland Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47170824372464,"sku":"9781596743427","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781596743427_p0.jpg?v=1763813640","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781596743427","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}