OSCAR WILDE
Irish author (1854-1900)
Biography:
Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin. At a very early age he began writing poems and plays, which were meant to be really successful. But his private life was considered to be scandalous by English society. He faced trials and spent two years in prison, where he wrote his most tragic poems.
He flew to France, where he died in 1900.
His most famous works are The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), a gripping story about beauty, devil and human nature. The Canterville Ghost (written in 1887), The Selfish Giant and Other Tales and The Happy Prince (1888) and Lord Arthur Saville's Crimes and other Stories (1891) are a must for young readers.
In 1998 Brian Gilbert directed a film devoted to Oscar Wilde's life, showing how society rejected one of the greatest writers ever.
Oscar Wilde, author of illustrated works:
The happy Prince, illustrated by Jane Ray, Dutton, 1995.
Le Prince heureux, illustrated by Etienne Delessert, Gallimard, 1977.
L'anniversaire de l'infante, illustrated by Georges Lemoine, Gallimard, 1978.
Le Prince heureux, illustrated by Jean Claverie, Nord-Sud, 1980, rééd.
Le Géant égoïste, illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger, Casterman, 1984.
Le Crime de Lord Arthur Saville, illustrated by Christophe Besse, Hachette, 1987.
Le Fantôme de Canterville, Deux Coqs d'Or, 1994.
Le Crime de lord Arthur Saville, Deux Coqs d'Or, 1994, rééd.
The Canterville Ghost, illustrated by Inge Moore, Candlewick Press, 1997.