140grs approx, art medal, in very fine condition as scanned, rim nicks, signed Charles Perron, edge marked bronze with horn Paris mint. Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans 5 February 1848 12 May 1907) was a French novelist and art critic variably abbreviated as J.K. or J.-K.). He is most famous for the novel rebours (1884, published in English as Against the Grain or Against Nature). He supported himself by way of a 30-year career in the French civil service.

Huysmans' work is considered remarkable for its idiosyncratic use of the French language, large vocabulary, descriptions, satirical wit and far-ranging erudition. First considered part of Naturalism, he became associated with the decadent movement with his publication of À rebours. His work expressed his deep pessimism,which had led him to the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer.In later years, his novels reflected his study of Catholicism, religious conversion, and becoming an oblate. He discussed the iconography of Christian architecture at length in La cathédrale (1898), set at Chartres and with its cathedral as the focus of the book.

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