The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde

свободных нравов — и погрузившись в пучину гедонизма, Дориан уходит все дальше от своих прежних идеалов, но лицо его с годами остается таким же прекрасным. Вот только его портрет, спрятанный от чужих глаз на чердаке, знает наверняка, как выглядит душа хозяина…

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Translation by Nina Zhutovskaya The novel, once controversial but now recognized as an immortal classic, tells us about the beautiful young man Dorian, who once wished to remain forever young and blooming. Succumbing to the corrupting influence of Lord Henry—a man of free morals—and plunging into the abyss of hedonism, Dorian moves further away from his former ideals, yet his face remains as beautiful as ever over the years. Only his portrait, hidden from prying eyes in the attic, knows for certain what the soul of its owner looks like...