The Damned - Joris-Karl Huysmans Martine Woudt At first repulsed by the

At first repulsed by the strange phenomenon of people who have decided to abandon society and live in boxes on the Tokyo streets

er een grotere plaats voor God is ingeruimd

dat rond de eeuwwisseling als het onaantastbare centrum van de moderne Europese cultuur gold

wachten tot hij me zou bellen en naar me toe zou komen

Op een donkere

The Damned - Joris-Karl Huysmans Martine Woudt At first repulsed by theDurtal, a shy, censorious man, is writing a biography of Gilles de Rais, the monstrous fifteenth century child murderer thought to be the original for 'Bluebeard'. Bored and disgusted by the vulgarity of everyday life, Durtal seeks spiritual solace by immersing himself in another age. But when he starts asking questions about Gilles's involvement in satanic rituals and is introduced to the exquisitely evil madame Chantelouve, he is soon drawn into a