Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was an Irish writer known for his epigrams, plays such as The Importance of Being Earnest, and the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray.
- Lived
- 1854–1900
- Nationality
- Irish
Oscar Wilde was an Irish writer and a leading figure of the Aesthetic movement. His comedies, including The Importance of Being Earnest, were hits in London, and The Picture of Dorian Gray is his only novel.
In 1895 he was convicted of “gross indecency” under a law that criminalised homosexuality, imprisoned for two years, and left England afterwards. He died in Paris in 1900.
Books by this author
- The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890)