The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
A beautiful young man remains outwardly youthful while a painted portrait of him ages and records the moral degradation he conceals; under the corrosive influence of a cynical friend he pursues a life of pleasure and cruelty, and as his secret corruption deepens the hidden portrait becomes increasingly grotesque, leading his attempts to evade responsibility to violence and a tragic, self-destructive end — a dark meditation on vanity, influence, and conscience.
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- Published
- 1890
- Nationality
- Irish
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 200-250
- Original Language
- English
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- Billedet Af Dorian Gray
- Billedet af Dorian Gray
- Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray
- Dorian Gray portree
- Dorian Gray'in Portresi
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- 5th on Top 50 Irish Novels (James Joyce Center with The Irish Times)
- 7th on Top 25 Pre-20th Century Classics (The Guardian)
- 11th on The Triangle’s 100 Best (The Publishing Triangle)
- 16th on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 21st on R/ClassicLiterature's Top 100 Favorite Books (R/ClassicLiterature)
- 22nd on 100 Books of Classical and Modern Foreign Literature (The Union of Russian Writers)
- 29th on Our Users' Top 100 Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 31st on Big Read (Bulgarian) (Bulgaria)
- 31st on Fantasy and Horror: A Critical and Historical Guide (Book)
- 37th on TrueLit's Top 100 Favorite Books (2023) (/r/TrueLit)
- 40th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 44th on 4chan’s Literature Board’s Aggregate Top 100 Books for the Decade 2014 - 2024 (Reddit)
- 57th on The 101 Favorite Novels of 'Le Monde' Readers (Le Monde)
- 60th on 100 Essential Books (Bravo! Magazine)
- 62nd on 'The perfect library': the 196 books selected by 133 personalities (XLSemanal and Zenda)
- 77th on 100 Must-Read Classics, as Chosen by our Readers (Penguin (UK))
- 84th on America’s 100 Favorite Books (WordsRated)
- 118th on The Big Read (BBC)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 100 Best Novels Written in English (The Guardian)
- 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.com (UK))
- 101 of the World's Greatest Books (1950) (101 of the World's Greatest Books (Book))
- 200 Books That Shaped 200 Years of Literature (The Center for Fiction)
- 500 Must Read Books (The Daily Telegraph)
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- 50 Books to Read Before You Die (Barnes and Noble)
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- Best Foreign Work of Fiction Chosen by Francophone Writers (French literary magazine Transfuge)
- Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher (Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- Horror: Another 100 Best Books (Book)
- Horror Literature: A Core Collection and Reference Guide (Book edited by Marshall B. Tymn)
- Inteliquest's World's 100 Greatest Books of All-Time (InteliQuest)
- The 100 Best Books in the World (AbeBooks.de (in German))
- The 100 Best Novels Of All Time (Runners-Up) (The Guardian)
- The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written (Easton Press)
- The 100 Greatest Novels (Nezavisimaya Gazeta (Russian Newspaper))
- The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time: The List (The Observer)
- The Best Classics (The Times)
- The College Board: 101 Great Books Recommended for College-Bound Readers (The College Board, an American not-for-profit organization)
- The Graphic Canon (Book)
- The Great American Read (PBS)
- The Great Books Podcast from John J. Miller (The National Review )
- The Ultimate Book Bucket List: The 75 Best Books Of All Time (Refinery29)
- ZEIT-Bibliothek der 100 Bücher (Die Zeit)