by Oscar Wilde · Editorial Vicens Vives · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788431646912
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«El gigante egoísta y otros cuentos» is the collection of short stories by Oscar Wilde published by Editorial Vicens Vives in paperback (104 pages, in Spanish).
It brings together stories by Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) with moral values such as generosity, sincere friendship and renouncing selfishness. In the title story, a surly giant discovers happiness by sharing his garden with children; in «El mejor amigo», Hans's loyalty is contrasted with the hypocrisy of his false friend.
It belongs to the Cucaña collection, with a translation by Julio César Santoyo Mediavilla, illustrations by P. J. Lynch and editing by Gabriel Casas Torrego and Francisco Antón García.
Recommended for elementary school readers, especially as school reading with comprehension activities.
Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish author, poet and playwright. After writing in different literary styles throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular and influential dramatists in London in the early 1890s. He was a key figure in the emerging Aestheticism movement of the late 19th century and is widely regarded as the greatest playwright of the Victorian era. Wilde is best known for his Gothic novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890), his epigrams, plays and bedtime stories for children, as well as his criminal conviction in 1895 for gross indecency and for practicing homosexual acts.
