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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.
'How sad it is I shall grow old, and horrid, and dreadful. But this picture will remain always young... If it was only the other way '
Wilde's first and only published novel recounts the story of handsome Dorian Gray who upon having his portrait painted desires that it will age and grow ugly while he may remain eternally beautiful. The painting, which reflects each of Gray's sins and transgressions in its hideousness, haunts him until it finally becomes unbearable. In this dark tale of duplicity and mortality, Wilde creates a world where art and reality collide.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Wilde, Oscar
- ISBN: 9780007351053
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 6.90 x 0.70
- Number Of Pages: 252
- Publication Year: 2013
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19th Century tale of narcissim and society
John A. - 8 years 4 months agoThe Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde's only 19th Century novel, is a landmark philosophical novel that has many lessons to teach us in 21st century America. The novel is a new spin on the Faust tale, in which Dorian Gray makes a wish that he would not age while the portrait created by his artist friend contains all the debauchery of his wild, aesthetic lifestyle. As a published author with several novels under my belt, I found many important writing lessons within this tale. I was also moved by the amazing abilities of Wilde and how the story simultaneously is an excellent yarn but also speaks truth about his own contemporary society. This is a true masterwork of literature, and a novel this HPB bookseller would recommend to anyone looking for a story that is amazing on multiple levels.
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