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Lies by Oscar Wilde is an intriguing tale exploring themes of deception, art, and social conventions. Through witty dialogue and vivid characters, Wilde delves into the complexities of truth and illusion, challenging the reader's perceptions of reality. The narrative cleverly weaves a critique of society with a captivating storyline, maintaining Wilde's signature wit and insight.
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Lies

LITTLE BOOKS.

A series of short books by the world’s greatest writers on the experiences that make us human

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Vintage Minis bring you the world's greatest writers on the experiences that make us human - from birth to death and everything in between

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

Vintage Minis bring you the world's greatest writers on the experiences that make us human – from birth to death and everything in between.

"The truth is rarely pure and never simple. Modern life would be very tedious if it were either, and modern literature a complete impossibility."

Is lying simply an uncomfortable truth about life or something to be celebrated? In these dazzlingly witty pages, we find deceptions of all kinds. From false names to imaginary friends to fictitious engagements, Wilde proves himself to be a connoisseur of creativity and argues that lying may be an art form in itself.

Selected from The Importance of Being Earnest, The Decay of Lying, and The Picture of Dorian Gray.

VINTAGE MINIS - GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS.

A series of short books by the world's greatest writers on the experiences that make us human.

Also in the Vintage Minis series:

  • Murder by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Power by William Shakespeare
  • Jealousy by Marcel Proust
  • Ghosts by M. R. James

Series: Vintage Minis

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781784876074

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 March 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 110.0mm

Height: 178.0mm

Weight: 110g

Pages: 160

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About the Author

Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin on 16 October 1854. He studied at Trinity College, Dublin and Magdalen College, Oxford. He later lived in London and married Constance Lloyd there in 1884. Wilde was a leader of the Aesthetic Movement. His only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, was first published in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890. He published a revised and expanded edition in 1891 in response to negative reviews which criticised the book's immorality. Wilde became famous through of the immense success of his plays such as Lady Windemere's Fan (1892), An Ideal Husband (1895) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895). In 1985, after a public scandal involving Wilde's relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas, he was sentenced to two years' hard labour in Reading Gaol for 'gross indecency'. His poem The Ballad of Reading Gaol was based on his experiences in prison and was published in 1898. After his release, Wilde never lived in England again and died in Paris on 30 November 1900. He is buried in P re Lachaise cemetery.

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