RT Web Page DB /z-wcorg/ DS http://worldcat.org ID 957125861 LA English UL http://public.ebookcentral.proquest.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=4594682 T1 Oscar Wilde. A1 Ellmann, Richard., PB Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group PP Westminster YR 2013 SN 9780804151122 0804151121 AB Winner of both the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize, Oscar Wilde is the definitive biography of the tortured poet and playwright and the last book by renowned biographer and literary critic Richard Ellmann. Ellmann dedicated two decades to the research and writing of this biography, resulting in a complex and richly detailed portrait of Oscar Wilde. Ellman captures the wit, creativity, and charm of the psychologically and sexually complicated writer, as well as the darker aspects of his personality and life. Covering everything from Wilde's rise as a young literary talent to his eventual imprisonment and death in exile with exquisite detail, Ellmann's fascinating account of Wilde's life and work is a resounding triumph. From the Trade Paperback edition.