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The Picture of Dorian Gary, considered Oscar Wilde's masterpiece, was published as a book in 1891. Before that, it had been published in parts in an American periodical. The protagonist leads a double life, keeping up appearances while living a daily life of excess and crime. The author's only novel was used against him in a lawsuit, as evidence of homosexuality. Oscar Wilde had a relationship with the young Alfred Douglas, and, accused by the boy's father, ended up being sentenced to two years in prison with hard labor, based on the amendment of “flagrant indecency”. Our guest to talk about the book and the career of the Irish writer is Fabio Durão, professor of Literary Theory at Unicamp. *Watch UNIVESP TV live, and see our full schedule at http://univesptv.cmais.com.br *From Monday to Friday at 9 am and 9 pm, the Estúdio Univesp program brings interviews, debates, news and special reports to the UNIVESP TV screen. The channel for those who want to know more and always learn! *Tune in to UNIVESP TV through the digital channels of TV Cultura's multiprogramming. In São Paulo the channel is 6.2. *About UNIVESP TV: http://univesptv.cmais.com.br/sobre-a...