{"product_id":"the-angels-of-perversity-9781912868841","title":"The Angels of Perversity","description":"The stories in \u003ci\u003eThe Angels of Perversity\u003c\/i\u003e are key examples of early Symbolist prose shaped and inspired by the French Decadent consciousness and must rank among the best short stories of the 1890s.The tone of the stories is unique, with an unusual mixture of decadence and eroticism, balanced by an ironic and sentimental view of the world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Anatole France called Remy de Gourmont (1858-1915) the 'greatest living French writer'. The stories Francis Amery has collected and translated under the not inappropriate title \u003ci\u003eThe Angels of Perversity\u003c\/i\u003e are from the first half of Gourmont's career, when, as a writer of short fictions he established himself as a significant figure in the Symbolist movement.\" --Adrian Tahourdin in \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmery, Francis:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eFrancis Amery\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator, editor and critic. He has translated several books for Dedalus, specializing in French late 19th-century fiction. His translations include \u003ci\u003eMonsieur de Phocas\u003c\/i\u003e by Jean Lorrain and \u003ci\u003eThe Angels of Perversity\u003c\/i\u003e by Remy de Gourmont.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDe Gourmont, Remy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eRemy de Gourmont\u003c\/b\u003e (1858-1915) came from an aristocratic Normandy family which had fallen on hard times. He abandoned his law studies \u0026amp; obtained a badly paid job at the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris in 1884 which he lost in 1891 for writing an article \u003ci\u003eLe Joujou-Patriotisme (Patriotism, a toy)\u003c\/i\u003e for the magazine \u003ci\u003eMercure de France\u003c\/i\u003e \u0026amp; became a full-time writer. He is considered as one of the finest critics associated with the Symbolist movement. The stories collected together under the title \u003ci\u003eThe Angels of Perversity\u003c\/i\u003e are case studies of sexual attraction.","brand":"Dedalus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764126155026,"sku":"9781912868841","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_84111372-7aff-4a04-ac96-6e3aa229b532.jpg?v=1764757076","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-angels-of-perversity-9781912868841","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}