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- Unbranded
- MPN
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 9781643755304
- Book Title
- Wildes : a Novel in Five Acts
- Publisher
- Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2024
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Lgbt / Gay, Literary, Historical
- Item Weight
- 17.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
ISBN-10
1643755307
ISBN-13
9781643755304
eBay Product ID (ePID)
14064780211
Product Key Features
Book Title
Wildes : a Novel in Five Acts
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2024
Topic
Lgbt / Gay, Literary, Historical
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
17.3 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2024-011061
Reviews
"Bayard's The Wildes provides readers with a unique re-envisioning into Wilde's past; it reminds us of his unique talent and passion for life, while giving Constance, Cyril, and Vyvyan a voice of their own."-- Washington City Paper, "Imaginative ... Oscar Wilde's attractiveness and his flaws were equally outsize, and Mr. Bayard conveys them both admirably. The Wildes in fact constitutes a morality play that encompasses an alternate history, a contemplation of how we might live were we to imagine humanity's possibilities rather than give in to its limitations."-- Wall Street Journal, "It's hard to imagine anyone doing this sort of imaginative historical reconstruction better than Bayard, who did it superbly once before in Jackie & Me . ...elegiac... . Readers will find it difficult to put down."-- Library Journal, "...empathetic...nuanced... The Wildes gently portrays a complicated man, the family he loved, and the man he loved with understanding and regret for the difficult choices forced upon them."-- Washington Post, "A wonderfully witty and often heartbreaking depiction of the consequences of Oscar Wilde's scandalous downfall -- not for the playwright himself, but rather his wife and two sons."-- New York Times, Best Historical Fiction of 2024, "Naughty, witty, and scandalous as a Wilde play--Oscar must be blushing in his grave."-- James Hannaham, author of Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta, "A witty, elegant tribute to Wilde's wit and style. ... [a] dazzling novel of heartbreak ... The Wildes is both a powerful family portrait and a verbal delight."-- New York Journal of Books, "Sad, funny, moving. The dialogue is so spiky and witty it would have made Oscar Wilde simmer with jealousy. Many of us know how Oscar's and his family's lives turn out, but such is the magic of Louis Bayard's writing that we read on, hoping against hope that this time, their fates will be less tragic. An extremely enjoyable and rewarding read."-- Tan Twan Eng, Booker-nominated author of The House of Doors, "[A] bittersweet tragicomedy. Bayard turns the Wilde family's tragedy into an engrossing, eternally relevant fable of fame, scandal, and love."-- Kirkus Reviews, New York Times Best Historical Fiction of 2024 Washington Post Notable Work of Fiction 2024 Library Journal Best Pop Fiction of 2024 Named a Best/Most Anticipated Book of the Season by the New York Times , Washington Post , Oprah Daily, Parade , Kirkus Reviews , and Book Riot, "A wonderfully witty drawing-room drama that descends into something darker."-- New York Times, Seasonal Historical Fiction Roundup, "Bayard's immense gift for dialogue and nuanced portrayal of Constance will break readers' hearts."-- Library Journal, Best Pop Fiction of 2024, "Louis Bayard brings his singular historical imagination to this moving, multifaceted portrait of Oscar Wilde's family. The Wildes is a marvel of tenderness, irony, heartbreak, and reclamation that demonstrates why Bayard is among the most essential--and most entertaining--interrogators of the past."-- Anthony Marra, author of Mercury Pictures Presents and A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, "Poignant. Bayard considers these themes through dialogue as crackling as any Wilde himself would write and unfolds the Wilde family's story with the same attention to conflict and resolution as Wilde's legendary plays."-- Booklist, "...creative... The Wildes is illuminating and entertaining because it takes a refreshingly new angle on Oscar's fall. Bayard's novel offers a compelling vision of what happened, to Wilde and his family, when the laughter stopped." -- The Arts Fuse, New York Times Best Historical Fiction of 2024 Washington Post Notable Work of Fiction 2024 Library Journal Best Pop Fiction of 2024 PEOPLE Book of the Week Highbrow Magazine Best Book of 2024 Named a Best/Most Anticipated Book of the Season by the New York Times , Washington Post , Oprah Daily, Parade , Kirkus Reviews , and Book Riot, "inspired outing. Bayard's superior gifts at evoking the past are on full display, and he makes it easy for readers to sympathize with his characters. Historical fiction fans will love this poignant tale."-- Publishers Weekly, "Structured like a Wilde play, Bayard's work is sharply written and emotionally poignant, with an emotional core that feels timelier than many will likely expect."-- Paste Magazine, "Witty and heartbreaking ... One can rarely pronounce with confidence about the emotional veracity of historical fiction, but I'll say it anyway: Louis Bayard has gotten it right."-- Marion Winik, Minneapolis Star-Tribune
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Synopsis
In this singularly powerful novel, bestselling author Louis Bayard brings Oscar Wilde's wife Constance and two sons out from the shadows of history and creates a vivid and poignant story of secrets, loss, and love. In September of 1892, Oscar Wilde and his family have retreated to the idyllic Norfolk countryside for a holiday. His wife, Constance, has every reason to be happy: two beautiful sons, her own work as an advocate for feminist causes, and a delightfully charming and affectionate husband and father to her children, who also happens to be the most sought-after author in England. But with the arrival of an unexpected houseguest, the aristocratic young poet Lord Alfred Douglas, Constance gradually--and then all at once--comes to see that her husband's heart is elsewhere and that the growing intensity between the two men threatens the whole foundation of their lives. The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts takes readers on the emotional journey of this family, moving from the Italian countryside, where Constance Wilde flees from the aftermath of Oscar's imprisonment for homosexuality, to the trenches of World War I and an underground bar in London's Soho, where Oscar's sons Cyril and Vyvyan must both grapple with their father's legacy. And in a brilliant feat of the imagination, act 5 reunites the entire cast in a surprising, poignant, and tremendously satisfying tableau. With Louis Bayard's trademark sparkling dialogue and deep insight into the lives and longings of all his characters, The Wildes could almost have been created by Oscar Wilde himself. Lightly told but with hidden depths, it is an entertaining and dramatic story about the human condition. "Wonderfully researched, beautifully crafted, movingly told, The Wildes is a treasure to read." --Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less and Less Is Lost " The Wildes is a marvel of tenderness, irony, heartbreak, and reclamation that demonstrates why Bayard is among the most essential--and most entertaining--interrogators of the past." --Anthony Marra, author of Mercury Pictures Presents and A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
LC Classification Number
PS3552.A85864W55
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- c***c (489)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseExcellent eBay seller with good communications!!! Book came as described (GOOD condition), reasonably packaged (plastic mailer bag with 3 other books), and in very good time considering free shipping (projected delivery 5/7 thru 5/12; rcvd 5/10). Have purchased multiple books from SecondSalecom, and have been quite satisfied with the quality, appearance, and value of those purchases. Will definitely check their selection for future book purchases. Thanks, SecondSalecom!