The God of Mirrors

By Robert Reilly

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140100148
• ISBN13: 9780140100143
• Release Date: April 1987
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 403 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.0" x 1.0" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

excellent historical fiction

I agree with the other reviewer - this is a beautifully written novel based on the life (and loves) of Oscar Wilde. It would be of interest to those well informed on Wilde's life and his literary works, and also to anyone interested in gay-themed historical fiction. Highly recommended.

A Wilde Life

This book is a beautifully written, purple-prosed account of Oscar Wilde's life from the height of his fame as an aesthete to his tragic death in a seedy Paris hotel. Reilly has succeeded in capturing the style of Wilde in his speaking and in the book's descriptive passages, and his writing gives life to people like Constance (Wilde's wife), Robbie Ross, and Bosie, and their lives seperate from Oscar are shown in interesting detail. Each character is given real depth and motivation. I normally do not like "Fictionalized Biographies," but this one is moving and well-written.