The Picture of Dorian Gray
- Author Oscar Wilde
- Narrator Simon Callow
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 15 June 2005
- Run Time 2 hours and 48 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Classic fiction, Ethical issues and debates, Individual artists, art monographs, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary theory, Modern and contemporary fiction, Paintings and painting.
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What to expect
The classic of eternal youth.
'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.
Critics Review
“Simon Callow’s reading is amusing and poignant.”
Sunday Telegraph 7/12/97
| Author | Oscar Wilde |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Simon Callow |
| Duration | 2 hours and 48 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9780007219001 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Genre | Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Classic fiction, Ethical issues and debates, Individual artists, art monographs, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary theory, Modern and contemporary fiction, Paintings and painting |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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