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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Oscar Wilde
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Introduction by Jeffrey Eugenides
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Series | Modern Library Classics |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:304 | Dimensions(mm): Height 202,Width 132 |
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Category/Genre | Classic fiction (pre c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780375751516
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Classifications | Dewey:823.8 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Random House USA Inc
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Imprint |
Modern Library Inc
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Publication Date |
1 June 1998 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
It is Oscar Wilde's version of the Faust myth, where a fashionable young man sells his soul for eternal youth: His portrait may grow old, but not he.
Author Biography
Jeffrey Eugenides is the award-winning author of The Virgin Suicides; Middlesex, which won a Pulitzer Prize; and The Marriage Plot. Originally from Michigan, and educated at Brown University, he now lives in Berlin with his wife.
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