Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl), 1848-1907

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Huysmans was born in Paris, of Dutch extraction. His early novels dealt in ultra-realism, but later he became a major writer in the Decadent movement

From the guide to the Letters from Joris Karl Huysmans to Arnold Goffin, 1885-1906, (GB 206 Leeds University Library)

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Birth 1848-02-05

Death 1907-05-12

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