by Oscar Wilde, P. J. Lynch · Gründ · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782700042849
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«Contes» is a collection of short stories by Oscar Wilde with illustrations by P. J. Lynch, published by Gründ in paperback (93 pages, in French).
The work brings together six stories by Oscar Wilde: the emotion of «The Happy Prince» and «The Nightingale and the Rose» contrasts with the humour of «The Remarkable Rocket» and «The Devoted Friend», while «The Selfish Giant» and «The Young King» convey deep feelings. P. J. Lynch's watercolours accompany each story.
The work was originally published as «The Happy Prince and Other Tales»; this French edition appeared in 1991.
For child and young adult readers, as well as adults who want to rediscover Oscar Wilde's stories in an illustrated edition.
Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish author, poet and playwright. After writing in different literary styles throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular and influential dramatists in London in the early 1890s. He was a key figure in the emerging Aestheticism movement of the late 19th century and is widely regarded as the greatest playwright of the Victorian era. Wilde is best known for his Gothic novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), his epigrams, plays and bedtime stories for children, as well as his criminal conviction in 1895 for gross indecency and for practicing homosexual acts.
