The Cathedral (Huysmans novel)

For the 1968 novel by Oles Honchar, see The Cathedral (Honchar novel).
The Cathedral
Title page of the American edition of The Cathedral.
AuthorJoris-Karl Huysmans
Original titleLa Cathédrale
LanguageFrench
GenreNovel
Publication date
1898
Publication placeFrance
Published in English
1898
Preceded byEn route 
Followed byThe Oblate 

The Cathedral (French: La Cathédrale) (1898) is a novel by the French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans. An edition of the 1898 translation with photographs of the cathedral was published in 2011.

It is the third of Huysmans' books to feature the character Durtal, a thinly disguised portrait of the author. He had already featured the character of Durtal in Là-bas and En route, which recounted his conversion to Catholicism. Huysmans' fourth and final novel featuring Durtal was The Oblate, published in 1903.

The Cathedral continues the story. After his retreat at a Trappist monastery, Durtal moves to the city of Chartres, renowned for its Chartres Cathedral. Huysmans describes the building in great detail.

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