The Picture of Dorian Gray

The only novel by Oscar Wilde raises very delicate questions that are invariably relevant for the understanding of art and ethics. The beautiful and innocent young man Dorian Gray turns into a monster under the influence of hedonistic ideas and cynical aphorisms of Lord Henry. The story of a man who wished to preserve his youth forever and make his own portrait age instead of him sparked fierce debates during the author's lifetime, and is now recognized as an unmatched masterpiece of world literature.