Monsieur de Phocas

by Jean Lorrain

Book Overview

Monsieur de Phocas (1901) has been ranked with Huysmans' Rebours (1884) as the summation of the French Decadent Movement. In the novel, Jean Lorrain presents experiences of the darker side of his life in Paris as the adventures of the Duc de Fr neuse (Phocas) and his relationship with the svengaliesque English painter Claudius Ethal This book ranks with 'A Rebours' as the summation of the French Decadent Movement. Modelled on 'The Portrait of Dorian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1873982151
• ISBN13: 9781873982150
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Dedalus
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.0" x 7.8"