# Des Esseintes — Against the Grain character guide

> Des Esseintes in Against the Grain by J.-K. Huysmans.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** the Des Esseintes, XVI Des Esseintes, This Des Esseintes

**First appearance:** 0002-against-the-grain

## Who they are

Reclusive aesthete and protagonist who retreats to his villa to live a life of artifice and sensory exploration.

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