Name: The Birthday of the Infanta (in English)
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Author: Wilde, Oscar ; Bianco, Pamela
ISBN: 9781258820398

portada The Birthday of the Infanta (in English)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Oscar Wilde

Illustrated by

Pamela Bianco

Publisher

Literary Licensing, LLC

Language

Inglés

Pages

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm

Weight

0.27 kg.

ISBN13

9781258820398

Synopsis "The Birthday of the Infanta (in English)"

""The Birthday of the Infanta"" is a short story written by Oscar Wilde. The story is set in Spain and revolves around the birthday celebrations of the Infanta, a young princess. The main character is a dwarf named Don Giovanni who is invited to perform for the princess. Don Giovanni is initially excited to perform for the princess, but as he arrives at the palace, he realizes that the princess and her courtiers are cruel and mocking towards him. Despite this, Don Giovanni performs his act and is rewarded with a rose from the princess. However, he soon discovers that the rose was a cruel joke and that the princess and her courtiers had been laughing at him. The story ends tragically as Don Giovanni dies of a broken heart. The story explores themes of beauty, cruelty, and the consequences of treating others poorly.A Grotesque Dwarf Falls In Love With The Beautiful But Selfish Infanta.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Oscar Wilde

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Oscar Wilde es considerado uno de los dramaturgos más destacados del Londres victoriano tardío. Además, fue una celebridad de la época debido a su gran y aguzado ingenio. Hoy en día, es recordado por sus epigramas, sus cuentos, sus obras de teatro, su única novela, El retrato de Dorian Gray, y la tragedia de su encarcelamiento, seguida de su muerte prematura.

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