de Profundis - Paperback
by Oscar Wilde
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Languages:SpanishPublisher:ObeliscoISBN-13:9788411723299ISBN-10:8411723291UPC:9788411723299Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Literary FiguresSize:7.40 x 4.80 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.068Product ID:SC4FX3WYV1
Languages:SpanishPublisher:ObeliscoISBN-13:9788411723299ISBN-10:8411723291UPC:9788411723299Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Literary FiguresSize:7.40 x 4.80 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.068Product ID:SC4FX3WYV1
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish writer, poet, and playwright who stood out for his sharp wit and decadent aesthetic in Victorian England. After studying at Oxford, he rose to fame with works such as "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and brilliant comedies such as "The Importance of Being Earnest." His public life as an aesthete and dandy contrasted dramatically with his fall from grace after being sentenced to two years of hard labor for "gross indecency," a euphemism of the time for his homosexuality. After his release in 1897, he lived in exile in France under the name Sebastian Melmoth, mired in poverty and ostracism. Despite his tragic end, his work endures as a symbol of artistic rebellion, and he has been hailed as a pioneer in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights.
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