Là-bas
Joris-Karl Huysmans
Lu par Peter Tucker





The plot of Là-Bas concerns the novelist Durtal, who is disgusted by 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 turn of the century 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. (Wikipedia)
Reader's note: This novel certainly reaches to the depths of depravity and blasphemy, and achieved some notoriety for doing so. A redeeming feature, if one is required, is that Durtal begins in this book a pilgrimage; like Dante's hero, he begins this in a horrible and God-forsaken place. (8 hr 58 min)
Chapitres
Chapter I | 26:23 | Lu par Peter Tucker |
Chapter II | 15:30 | Lu par Peter Tucker |
Chapter III | 29:01 | Lu par Peter Tucker |
Chapter IV | 23:15 | Lu par Peter Tucker |
Chapter V | 32:24 | Lu par Peter Tucker |
Chapter VI | 31:26 | Lu par Peter Tucker |
Chapter VII | 31:58 | Lu par Peter Tucker |
Chapter VIII | 36:45 | Lu par Peter Tucker |
Chapter IX | 36:45 | Lu par Peter Tucker |
Chapter X | 18:55 | Lu par Peter Tucker |
Chapter XI | 21:50 | Lu par Peter Tucker |
Chapter XII | 17:12 | Lu par Peter Tucker |
Chapter XIII | 17:02 | Lu par Peter Tucker |
Chapter XIV | 21:09 | Lu par Peter Tucker |
Chapter XV | 19:11 | Lu par Peter Tucker |
Chapter XVI | 22:28 | Lu par Peter Tucker |
Chapter XVII | 23:59 | Lu par Peter Tucker |
Chapter XVIII | 20:59 | Lu par Peter Tucker |
Chapter XIX | 23:42 | Lu par Peter Tucker |
Chapter XX | 34:51 | Lu par Peter Tucker |
Chapter XXI | 19:23 | Lu par Peter Tucker |
Chapter XXII | 14:38 | Lu par Peter Tucker |
Critiques
Dark and Wonderfully Entertaining





A LibriVox Listener
Other than the confusion of being thrown into the middle of a conversation at the beginning, and a somewhat dull ending, it was a good story and the reader was excellent.
Excellent





Harrowing Tales
Excellently read , grateful that such due life was given to this rare gem!
Fantastic Reader





Sleonard
Reader did an excellent job--very nice pacing and audio quality.
one of my favorites, excellent narration as well





IanL





Edward
reader is excelent! enjoyed it very much





Jamie
A great novel but not for the easily offended. The reader was absolutely first rate and his voice seemed somehow ideal for Huysmans' prose.
Rate the READER





A LibriVox Listener
Rate the reader, not the book, damn it. Amazingly well read! Thank you.