Truly Wilde
The Unsettling Story Of Dolly Wilde, Oscar's Niece
Published on 6. December 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-0-306-81079-4 (ISBN)
Description
Born a scant three months after her uncle Oscar's notorious arrest, raised in the shadow of the greatest scandal of the turn of the twentieth century, Dolly Wilde attracted people of taste and talent wherever she went. Brilliantly witty, charged with charm, a "born writer," she drenched her prodigious talents in liquids, burnt up her opportunities in flamboyant affairs, and died as she lived,repeating her uncle's history of excess, collapse, and ruin. In this biography, Joan Schenkar has created both a captivating portrait of Dolly and a cultural history of Natalie Clifford Barney's remarkable Parisian salon,frequented by Janet Flanner, Mina Loy, Djuna Barnes,in which she shone so brightly.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Hachette Books
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
766 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-306-81079-4 (9780306810794)
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Person
Joan Schenkar has been called "America's most original contemporary playwright" and her work has been produced throughout the world. She is the author of a collection of plays, Signs of Life: Six Comedies of Menace and lives in both New York City and Paris.