Dorian by Will Self - ISBN: 9780141040202
Paperback
Hedonism, AIDS, and immortality: one man’s decades-long, unsullied secret.

Dorian

  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    13 July 2009

Summary

Will Self is one of the world’s greatest living writers and to celebrate the publication of his masterpiece, Liver, in paperback, we are giving his backlist a spectacular new look.

In the summer of 1981, aristocratic, drug-addicted Henry Wotton and Warhol-acolyte Baz Hallward meet Dorian Gray. Dorian is a golden Adonis—perfect, pure and (so far) deliciously uncorrupted. The subject of Baz’s video installation, Cathode Narcissus, and the object of Henry’s attentions, …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780141040202
ISBN-10:0141040203
Author:Will Self
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:13 July 2009
Weight:202g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 18mm
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Critics Review

“Fresh and entertaining…Self’s tale offers compassion and hope, ultimately giving Dorian a visceral and emotional conclusion….The tamed excess of Self’s irreverent and unrelenting voice make Dorian an exceptional read and a thought-provoking examination of the most basic of human vices.”

About The Author

Will Self

Will Self has earned his reputation through a body of innovative work- there’s nobody quite like him writing today. He is the author of five novels, four collections of short stories, three novellas and four non-fiction works. As a journalist he has contributed to a plethora of publications over the years; he is also a regular broadcaster on television and radio. He lives in south London.

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