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The Picture of Dorian Gray

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A perfect depiction of fin-de-siècle decadence, Oscar Wilde’s only novel highlights the tension between the polished surface and murky depths of Victorian high society. Dorian Gray is young, arrogant and devastatingly handsome. Confronted by his beauty in the form of a portrait, and struck by the terrible realization that he will age, Dorian wishes to retain his charms for ever and finds his desire granted. He abandons himself to a life of hedonism, vice and murder, yet his face remains unmarked by his evil. But, hidden in his attic, the painting ages and corrupts, and one day Dorian must stand face to face with the man he has become. Parties and Passions, Mrs Dalloway and The Great Gatsby are also available in this Macmillan Collector’s Library series of gorgeous paperbacks featuring the greatest parties and the wildest passions in literature.

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Das Bildnis von Dorian Gray ist ein faszinierender Ausflug in die abgrundtiefe Arroganz eines Menschen. Wilde schreibt über ihn mit einer schneidenden Schärfe und Ironie, die unter die Haut geht. Das Buch ist nicht nur ein moralisches Märchen, sondern auch ein Kommentar auf Schönheit, Verfall und Eitelkeit. Auf jeder Seite findet man ein Zitat. Und am Ende fragt man sich: Wie viel Dorian steckt eigentlich in uns allen? Und wer ist unser Teufel in menschlicher Gestalt, der nur das schlimmste aus uns zu holen scheint?

Sprache
Englisch
Autor*innen
Oscar Wilde
Erscheinungsdatum
2025
Seitenzahl
288
ISBN13
9781035060832
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Erstveröffentlichung
1891
Originaltitel
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Beschreibung
A perfect depiction of fin-de-siècle decadence, Oscar Wilde’s only novel highlights the tension between the polished surface and murky depths of Victorian high society. Dorian Gray is young, arrogant and devastatingly handsome. Confronted by his beauty in the form of a portrait, and struck by the terrible realization that he will age, Dorian wishes to retain his charms for ever and finds his desire granted. He abandons himself to a life of hedonism, vice and murder, yet his face remains unmarked by his evil. But, hidden in his attic, the painting ages and corrupts, and one day Dorian must stand face to face with the man he has become. Parties and Passions, Mrs Dalloway and The Great Gatsby are also available in this Macmillan Collector’s Library series of gorgeous paperbacks featuring the greatest parties and the wildest passions in literature.