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Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde

Some facts of biography.

• Irish writer.• Oscar Wilde was born on October 16, 1854 in

Dublin. • He is best known for the novel The Picture of

Dorian Gray. • Wilde was a bright and bookish child.

Some facts of biography.

• Wilde died of meningitis on November 30, 1900 at the age of 46.

• Today he is remembered for his epigrams and plays, and the circunstances of his imprisonment which was followed by his early death.

Best known works.

• The tale “Star Child“• The novel ”The Picture of Dorian Gray”. • The story “Canterville Ghost”• Play “An Ideal Husband’’• Play “The Importance of Being Earnest”

Monument to O.Wilde.

Monument to O.Wilde.

• Statue of Oscar Wilde in Merrion Square, Dublin. The materials are granite, green nephrite jade, white jadeite .

The tomb of Oscar Wilde in Père Lachaise Cemetery

Personal Quotes

• There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.

• The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

• It is only the shallow people who do not judge by appearance.