num_pages: 288
description: A contemporary retelling of Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray" set against the backdrop of the AIDS epidemic finds Henry Wotton at the center of a clique that includes his friend, Hallward, and the beautiful young Dorian.
language: English
title: Dorian: An Imitation
titlecomplete: Dorian: An Imitation
characters: Phyllis Hawtree, Dorian Gray, Baz Hallward, Henry Wotton
genres: Literary Fiction, Fiction, Retellings, Contemporary, Gay, Historical Fiction, British Literature, Novels, Queer, LGBT
ratings_count: 1772
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Booker Prize
category: Longlist
publisher: Grove Pr