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[[Des Esseintes]] is a [[fictional character]] and the protagonist of the [[French novel]] ''[[Against the Grain]]''. He is an [[eccentric]], [[reclusive]] [[aesthete]] and [[antihero]]. He is said to have been partly based on [[Robert de Montesquiou]], a French aristocrat who used his [[wit]] to shield himself from genuine human emotion, and partly on [[Francis Poictevin]]. There are many similarities between [[Des Esseintes]] and [[Patrick Bateman]], protagonist of ''[[American Psycho]]'', both are relentless [[aesthete]]s, both are [[jaded]]. [[Des Esseintes]] is a [[fictional character]] and the protagonist of the [[French novel]] ''[[Against the Grain]]''. He is an [[eccentric]], [[reclusive]] [[aesthete]] and [[antihero]]. He is said to have been partly based on [[Robert de Montesquiou]], a French aristocrat who used his [[wit]] to shield himself from genuine human emotion, and partly on [[Francis Poictevin]]. There are many similarities between [[Des Esseintes]] and [[Patrick Bateman]], protagonist of ''[[American Psycho]]'', both are relentless [[aesthete]]s, both are [[jaded]].
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==See also== ==See also==
 +*[[Des Esseintes (Odilon Redon) ]]
*[[The library of Des Esseintes]] *[[The library of Des Esseintes]]
 +*[[Prose pour des Esseintes]]
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Des Esseintes is a fictional character and the protagonist of the French novel Against the Grain. He is an eccentric, reclusive aesthete and antihero. He is said to have been partly based on Robert de Montesquiou, a French aristocrat who used his wit to shield himself from genuine human emotion, and partly on Francis Poictevin. There are many similarities between Des Esseintes and Patrick Bateman, protagonist of American Psycho, both are relentless aesthetes, both are jaded.

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