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Durtal, a shy, censorious man, is writing a biography of Gilles de Rais, the monstrous fifteenth-century child-murderer thought to be the original for 'Bluebeard'. Bored and disgusted by the vulgarity of everyday life, Durtal seeks spiritual solace by immersing himself in another age.

The Damned

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    A Paperback / softback by Joris-Karl Huysmans, Terry Hale, Terry Hale

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 28/06/2001
      ISBN13: 9780140447675, 978-0140447675
      ISBN10: 0140447679
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      Book Synopsis
      Durtal, a shy, censorious man, is writing a biography of Gilles de Rais, the monstrous fifteenth-century child-murderer thought to be the original for 'Bluebeard'. Bored and disgusted by the vulgarity of everyday life, Durtal seeks spiritual solace by immersing himself in another age.

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