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Oscar Wilde Discovers America: A Novel by Louis Edwards (Other book format, 2003)

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This compelling and unique fictional foray into American history follows a brilliantly conjured Oscar Wilde and his young black valet on a whirlwind tour across the country, from high-society Newport to the Deep South. In January 1882, Oscar Wilde arrived in New York to begin a nationwide publicity tour. Mentioned in a few newspaper articles - but barely a footte in the history books - was the black valet who accompanied him. Louis Edwards rescues this figure from obscurity in a daring and richly imaginative work that blurs the line between fact and fiction as it follows Wilde and his gifted confidant, Traquair, on their yearlong adventure. Wilde astounds the New World with his eloquent lectures and larger than life presence, while Traquair delights in the greatest year of his youth: losing his virginity in a Washington brothel; meeting Jefferson Davis in Mississippi; falling hopelessly in love in St. Louis; and learning about his own family's secret history, including his parents' escape from slavery. Juxtaposed with Traquairs' experiences are those of his Caucasian best friend, Baxter, who goes to England and become enmeshed in a circle of luminaries including Lady Wilde, James Whistler, and Wilde's future wife, Constance Lloyd.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Scribner, Simon & Schuster Ltd
ISBN-10
0743236890
ISBN-13
9780743236898
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94767989

Product Key Features

Author
Louis Edwards
Format
Other Book Format, Cloth over Boards
Language
English
Topic
General & Literary Fiction

Additional Product Features

Place of Publication
London
Author Biography
Louis Edwards grew up in Lake Charles, Louisiana. For more than 15 years Edwards has worked in the areas of marketing and media relations for George Wein's Festival Productions, Inc., New York and for Festival productions, Inc. New Orleans, which produces the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, the Essence Music Festival, and other special events. He lives in New Orleans.
Date of Publication
15/04/2003
Country of Publication
United Kingdom

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