Dorian

In Will Self's audacious retelling of the Dorian Gray myth, we follow Henry Wotton, a drug-addicted socialite, and his friend, artist Baz Hallward, as they become enmeshed in a fractured world defined by beauty, excess, and the shadow of the AIDS epidemic. After discovering the exquisite Dorian Gray, their lives spiral into a revelatory chaos that echoes the tumult of the '80s and '90s. With sharp wit and vivid imagery, the narrative explores the consequences of vanity and hedonism as it juxtaposes the youthful Dorian against a backdrop of decay and despair.