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	''For other uses of the word [[Succubus]], see [[Succubus (disambiguation)]].''		''For other uses of the word [[Succubus]], see [[Succubus (disambiguation)]].''


	~~[[Image:Là-Bas2.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Cover of~~ Là-Bas by Joris-Karl Huysmans.]]		'''''Là-Bas''''' (English: ''Down There'' or ''The Damned'') is a novel by the French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans, first published in 1891. It is probably Huysmans' most famous work after ''À rebours''. ''Là-Bas'' deals with the subject of Satanism in contemporary France and the novel stirred a certain amount of controversy on its first appearance. It is the first of Huysmans' books to feature the character Durtal, a thinly disguised portrait of the author himself, who would be the protagonist of all Huysmans' subsequent novels: ''En route'', ''La cathédrale'' and ''L'oblat''.

	'''''Là-Bas''''' (English: ''Down There'' or ''The Damned'') is a novel by the French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans, first published in 1891. It is probably Huysmans' most famous work after ''À rebours''. ''Là-Bas'' deals with the subject of Satanism in contemporary France and the novel stirred a certain amount of controversy on its first appearance. It is the first of Huysmans' books to feature the character Durtal, a thinly disguised portrait of the author himself, who would be the protagonist of all Huysmans' subsequent novels: ''En route'', ''La cathédrale'' and ''L'oblat''.

			==Publishing History==
	''Là-Bas'' was first published in serial form by the newspaper ''L'Écho de Paris'', with the first installment appearing on February 15, 1891. It came out in book form in April of the same year; the publisher was Tresse et Stock. Many of ''L'Écho de Paris''' more conservative readers were shocked by the subject matter and urged the editor to halt the serialisation, but he ignored them. Sale of the book was prohibited from French railway stations.		''Là-Bas'' was first published in serial form by the newspaper ''L'Écho de Paris'', with the first installment appearing on February 15, 1891. It came out in book form in April of the same year; the publisher was Tresse et Stock. Many of ''L'Écho de Paris''' more conservative readers were shocked by the subject matter and urged the editor to halt the serialisation, but he ignored them. Sale of the book was prohibited from French railway stations.

	The plot of ''Là-Bas'' concerns the novelist Durtal, who is disgusted at the emptiness and vulgarity of the modern world. He seeks relief by turning to the study of the Middle Ages and begins to research the life of the notorious 15th-century child-murderer Gilles de Rais. Through his contacts in Paris (notably Dr. Johannes, modeled after Joseph-Antoine Boullan), Durtal finds out that Satanism is not simply a thing of the past but alive in modern France. He embarks on an investigation of the occult underworld with the help of his lover Madame Chantelouve. The novel culminates with a description of a black mass. This novel is one of the key texts of the Decadent movement of the 1890s and contains satanists, occultists, [[incubus\|incubi]] (male demons), [[succubus\|succubi]] (female demons) and intellectuals.


			== Overview ==
	== ~~Details~~ ==
	*Title: Là-Bas		*Title: Là-Bas
	*Author: J.-K. Huysmans		*Author: Joris-Karl Huysmans
	*~~Format~~: ~~Paperback~~		*Published By: Various
	*~~Publisher~~: ~~Penguin Classics~~		*Length: 320 Pages
	*Pages~~: 320~~		*Format: Various
	*~~Language~~: ~~English~~
	*ISBN-10: 0140447679		*ISBN-10: 0140447679
	*ISBN-13: 978-0140447675		*ISBN-13: 978-0140447675
	*~~Release~~ Date: ~~January 29~~, ~~2002~~		*Publishing Date: February 15, 1891


	== ~~Synopsis~~ ==		== Plot Summary ==
	~~J.-K. Huysmans~~'~~s gaudy, shocking, and largely autobiographical novel, The Damned (~~Là-Bas~~) was quickly condemned and just as quickly achieved cult status. It follows~~ Durtal~~, a shy, censorious man~~, who is ~~writing a biography~~ of ~~Gilles de Rais,~~ the ~~fifteenth~~-century ~~nobleman,~~ child-murderer, ~~and supposed model for "Bluebeard." Bored and disgusted by the vulgarity of everyday life~~, Durtal ~~seeks spiritual solace by immersing himself~~ in ~~another age~~. ~~But when he meets~~ the ~~exquisitely evil~~ Madame Chantelouve~~, he~~ is ~~drawn inextricably into~~ the ~~twilight world~~ of ~~black magic~~ and ~~erotic devilry in fin-de-si&egravecle Paris~~.		The plot of ''Là-Bas'' concerns the novelist Durtal, who is disgusted at the emptiness and vulgarity of the modern world. He seeks relief by turning to the study of the Middle Ages and begins to research the life of the notorious 15th-century child-murderer Gilles de Rais. Through his contacts in Paris (notably Dr. Johannes, modeled after Joseph-Antoine Boullan), Durtal finds out that Satanism is not simply a thing of the past but alive in modern France. He embarks on an investigation of the occult underworld with the help of his lover Madame Chantelouve. The novel culminates with a description of a black mass. This novel is one of the key texts of the Decadent movement of the 1890s and contains satanists, occultists, [[Incubus\|incubi]] (male demons), [[Succubus (Traditional)\|succubi]] (female demons) and intellectuals.


	~~== Book Review ==~~
	~~A review of this novel can be found at: [http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/may/24/la-bas-huysmans-classics-review The Guardian Newspaper Website]~~

	==Sources==		==Sources==
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	*<i>Là-bas: A Journey into the Self</i> translated by Brendan King (Dedalus, 2001)		*<i>Là-bas: A Journey into the Self</i> translated by Brendan King (Dedalus, 2001)
	*''Là-Bas'' translated as ''The Damned'' by Terry Hale (Penguin Classics, 2001)		*''Là-Bas'' translated as ''The Damned'' by Terry Hale (Penguin Classics, 2001)



	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	*[~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Là-~~Bas~~ The original source of this article at Wikipedia]		*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A0-bas_%28novel%29 The original source of this article at Wikipedia]
			*[http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14323 ''Là-bas''] at Project Gutenberg

	*[http://~~homepage.mac~~.~~com/brendanking/huysmans~~.org/~~labasf~~/~~labas1.htm Full French text]~~
	*[http://homepage.mac.com/brendanking/huysmans.org/downthere/down1.htm 1924 English translation by Keene Wallis]


	*[http://www.amazon.com/Damned-~~Bas-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140447679 This novel on Amazon.com~~]

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''For other uses of the word [[Succubus]], see [[Succubus (disambiguation)]].''

[[Image:Là-Bas2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Cover of Là-Bas by Joris-Karl Huysmans.]]

'''''Là-Bas''''' (English: ''Down There'' or ''The Damned'') is a novel by the French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans, first published in 1891. It is probably Huysmans' most famous work after ''À rebours''. ''Là-Bas'' deals with the subject of Satanism in contemporary France and the novel stirred a certain amount of controversy on its first appearance. It is the first of Huysmans' books to feature the character Durtal, a thinly disguised portrait of the author himself, who would be the protagonist of all Huysmans' subsequent novels: ''En route'', ''La cathédrale'' and ''L'oblat''.

''Là-Bas'' was first published in serial form by the newspaper ''L'Écho de Paris'', with the first installment appearing on February 15, 1891. It came out in book form in April of the same year; the publisher was Tresse et Stock. Many of ''L'Écho de Paris''' more conservative readers were shocked by the subject matter and urged the editor to halt the serialisation, but he ignored them. Sale of the book was prohibited from French railway stations.

The plot of ''Là-Bas'' concerns the novelist Durtal, who is disgusted at the emptiness and vulgarity of the modern world. He seeks relief by turning to the study of the Middle Ages and begins to research the life of the notorious 15th-century child-murderer Gilles de Rais. Through his contacts in Paris (notably Dr. Johannes, modeled after Joseph-Antoine Boullan), Durtal finds out that Satanism is not simply a thing of the past but alive in modern France. He embarks on an investigation of the occult underworld with the help of his lover Madame Chantelouve. The novel culminates with a description of a black mass. This novel is one of the key texts of the Decadent movement of the 1890s and contains satanists, occultists, [[incubus|incubi]] (male demons), [[succubus|succubi]] (female demons) and intellectuals.

== Details ==
*Title: Là-Bas
*Author: J.-K. Huysmans
*Format: Paperback
*Publisher: Penguin Classics
*Pages: 320
*Language: English
*ISBN-10: 0140447679
*ISBN-13: 978-0140447675
*Release Date: January 29, 2002

== Synopsis ==
J.-K. Huysmans's gaudy, shocking, and largely autobiographical novel, The Damned (Là-Bas) was quickly condemned and just as quickly achieved cult status. It follows Durtal, a shy, censorious man, who is writing a biography of Gilles de Rais, the fifteenth-century nobleman, child-murderer, and supposed model for "Bluebeard." Bored and disgusted by the vulgarity of everyday life, Durtal seeks spiritual solace by immersing himself in another age. But when he meets the exquisitely evil Madame Chantelouve, he is drawn inextricably into the twilight world of black magic and erotic devilry in fin-de-si&egravecle Paris.

== Book Review ==
A review of this novel can be found at: [http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/may/24/la-bas-huysmans-classics-review The Guardian Newspaper Website]

==Sources==
*Robert Baldick ''The Life of J.-K. Huysmans'' (OUP, 1955; revised by Brendan King, Dedalus, 2006)
*<i>Là-bas: A Journey into the Self</i> translated by Brendan King (Dedalus, 2001)
*''Là-Bas'' translated as ''The Damned'' by Terry Hale (Penguin Classics, 2001)

== External Links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Là-Bas The original source of this article at Wikipedia]

*[http://homepage.mac.com/brendanking/huysmans.org/labasf/labas1.htm Full French text]
*[http://homepage.mac.com/brendanking/huysmans.org/downthere/down1.htm 1924 English translation by Keene Wallis]

*[http://www.amazon.com/Damned-Bas-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140447679 This novel on Amazon.com]

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