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-'''''Là-Bas''''' (English: ''Down There'' or ''The Damned'') is a novel by the [[France|French]] writer [[Joris-Karl Huysmans]], first published in 1891. It is probably Huysmans' most famous work after ''[[Á 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 [[semi-autobiographical|thinly disguised portrait of the author himself]], who would be the protagonist of all Huysmans' subsequent novels: ''[[En route (novel)|En route]]'', ''[[La Cathédrale]]'' and ''[[L'oblat]]''.+'''''L'Écho de Paris''''' was a daily newspaper in [[Paris]] from 1884 to 1944.
-''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 paper's editorial stance was initially [[Conservatism|conservative]] and [[Nationalism|nationalistic]], although it did later become close to the [[Socialist Party (France)|French Socialist Party]]. Its writers included [[Octave Mirbeau]], [[Georges Clemenceau]], [[Henry Bordeaux]], [[François Mitterrand]], [[Jérôme Tharaud]], and [[Jean Tharaud]]. Its editors included [[Franc-Nohain]].
-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, 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]]. +The paper merged with ''[[Le Jour (France)|Le Jour]]'' in 1933, changing its name to ''Jour-Écho de Paris''.
-==Sources==+==References==
-*Robert Baldick ''The Life of J.-K. Huysmans'' (OUP, 1955; revised by Brendan King, Dedalus, 2006)+*René de Livois, ''Histoire de la presse française'', Éditions Spes, Lausanne ; Société française du livre, Paris, 1965.
-*''Là-Bas'' translated as ''The Damned'' by Terry Hale (Penguin Classics, 2001)+
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L'Écho de Paris was a daily newspaper in Paris from 1884 to 1944.

The paper's editorial stance was initially conservative and nationalistic, although it did later become close to the French Socialist Party. Its writers included Octave Mirbeau, Georges Clemenceau, Henry Bordeaux, François Mitterrand, Jérôme Tharaud, and Jean Tharaud. Its editors included Franc-Nohain.

The paper merged with Le Jour in 1933, changing its name to Jour-Écho de Paris.

References

  • René de Livois, Histoire de la presse française, Éditions Spes, Lausanne ; Société française du livre, Paris, 1965.




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