2010 (UTC)Lestrade 
 If you will notice, the subtitle of the book is "Au tournant d'à rebours." This means "turning the wrong way." This is what Huysmans depicts. But, as with much art, the mere depiction results in readers or spectators imitating what they read or see. Humans have an inborn simian propensity to imitate.  12:13, 18 March