"The Cathedral" is a novel written by Joris-Karl Huysmans, originally published in French as "La Cathédrale" in 1898. This novel is part of the larger literary movement known as decadence and is a follow-up to Huysmans' earlier work, "Against Nature" ("A rebours"). "The Cathedral" continues to explore themes of decadence, art, and spirituality, but it takes a different narrative approach...