Last Testament of Oscar Wilde
226 pages1985HarperCollins PublishersISBN 9780060807337
About this book
"In 1900, Oscar Wilde is living in exile in Paris. Impoverished, in failing health, and abandoned by all but a few friends, he reflects on his once-brilliant career and on the infamous trial and imprisonment for "acts of gross indecency" that shattered his life. A stunning tour de force, this poignant and clever novel--daringly written by Ackroyd in the form of a journal that Wilde might have kept during the last months of his life--presents a wonderfully entertaining and touching portrait of the life of one Britain's most famous literary figures." -- Back cover
Publication Details
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Published
- 1985
- Pages
- 226
- ISBN
- 9780060807337
- Language
- en
About Unknown Author
Peter Ackroyd is an English biographer, novelist and critic with a particular interest in the history and culture of London. For his novels about English history and culture and his biographies of, among others, William Blake, Charles Dickens, T. S. Eliot and Sir Thomas More, he won the Somerset Maugham Award and two Whitbread Awards. He is noted for the volume of work he has produced, the range of styles therein, his skill at assuming different voices and the depth of his research. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1984 and appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2003. - Wikipedia
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