En route

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En route is a novel by French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans that explores spiritual crisis and religious conversion through introspective, symbolist prose.

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En route canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work ⓘ
novel ⓘ
author Joris-Karl Huysmans ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
explores asceticism ⓘ
conflict between secular life and religious vocation ⓘ
monastic life ⓘ
psychology of faith ⓘ
featuresCharacter Durtal ⓘ
followedBy La Cathédrale ⓘ
linked to: La cathédrale
genre novel of spiritual crisis ⓘ
religious novel ⓘ
symbolist literature ⓘ
hasAutobiographicalElements true ⓘ
hasProtagonist Durtal ⓘ
influencedBy Benedictine spirituality ⓘ
Catholic mystics ⓘ
literaryMovement Symbolism ⓘ
literaryPeriod fin de siècle ⓘ
linked to: Fin de siècle
literarySignificance important example of French Catholic novel ⓘ
key work in Huysmans’s Catholic phase ⓘ
mainTheme Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

mysticism ⓘ
religious conversion ⓘ
spiritual crisis ⓘ
narrativeStyle introspective prose ⓘ
symbolist prose ⓘ
notableFor detailed depiction of religious conversion ⓘ
use of symbolist techniques in religious context ⓘ
originalLanguage French ⓘ
partOfSeries Durtal cycle ⓘ
periodOfPublication late 19th century ⓘ
prequel Là-bas ⓘ
protagonistRole alter ego of the author ⓘ
setting France ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
Trappist monastery ⓘ
subjectMatter Gregorian chant ⓘ
contemplative prayer ⓘ
conversion to Catholicism ⓘ
inner life ⓘ
liturgy ⓘ
religious experience ⓘ
tone contemplative ⓘ
meditative ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans → notableWork → En route ⓘ
subject linked to: Charles-Marie-Georges
Là-bas → hasSequel → En route ⓘ