Synopsis
Vyvyan Holland's memoir of his father Oscar Wilde has come to be regarded as a biographical classic. Sharply observed, vivid and dispassionate, it offers an unforgettable portrait of Wilde himself, his circle and his persecutors, as well as of Holland's own childhood and the loneliness of being Oscar Wilde's son. In Holland's own words, "The Wilde story has been written about by those who knew my father, by those who loved him, by those who hated him, and by those who never knew him. So I think it is not altogether inappropriate for the aftermath to be written on behalf of those who, although innocent, suffered in a hurt, uncomprehending way." This new edition of "Son of Oscar Wilde" contains footnotes, observations and revisions by Merlin Holland, Vyvyan's son and Oscar's grandson.
Titre original : Son of Oscar Wilde (1954)
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1999 Editions Robinson
289 pages
1er janvier 1954
ISBN : 1841190861
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Quel récit bouleversant! A travers un témoignage poignant, Vyvyan Holland apporte un éclairage inédit sur la vie de son père, Oscar Wilde, et sur son enfance exilée, solitaire, passée dans l'ignorance de la nature de la "transgression" de son père, mais parfaitement conscient de la honte attachée à son nom. Une histoire tragique, douloureuse et courageuse sur l'innocence blessée et les regrets.