Wilde: A Novel by Stefan Rudnicki Inspired by the Screenplay by Julian Mitchell [Paperback]

Stefan Rudnicki (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1998

A fictional account of the life of Oscar Wilde, the renowned Edwardian London author ranges from his early years and his growing interest in becoming a writer, through his relationship with his family, to his love affair with Lord Alfred Douglas and resulting disgrace. Original. Movie tie-in.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Dove Books (February 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787112658
• ISBN-13: 978-0787112653
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,213,542 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm just Wilde about Oscar, June 28, 1998

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Edward Alexander Gerster "miamibooks" (South Miami, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wilde: A Novel by Stefan Rudnicki Inspired by the Screenplay by Julian Mitchell (Paperback)

Stefan Rudnicki has done a wonderful job transforming Julian Mitchell's screenplay into a very satisfactory novel about the life of Oscar Wilde. The Samuelson produced movie was superb, and here the novel is able to add a different level of depth by interspersing quotes and pieces of poetry by Wilde throughout the story line.

Granted, the story is not as complete as a full biography (Richard Ellman's is particularly thorough -- if somewhat dry) but it is told with such wit, humor and tragedy as to providing a most enchanting diversion. Highly Recommended, especially to those who are looking for good entertainment rather than mere scholarly facts and literary commentary.