William Wilson

Name: William Wilson
Brand: Author's Republic
Availability: InStock
Author: Edgar Allan Poe
ISBN: 9781982778132

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrator: Larry G. Jones

Unabridged: 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Author's Republic

Published: 09/15/2019

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

‘William Wilson’ is an 1839 short story by Edgar Allan Poe, set in London. The author explores the theme of the evil twin, as a precursor to later tales like ‘Markheim’ by Robert Louis Stevenson and Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray.’ The protagonist, whose real name isn’t exactly William Wilson, denounces his past while denying full responsibility for his actions. It all started at school when a boy with that name and the same birthday appeared in his life. The more the narrator sees of the other William Wilson, the more he dislikes him, particularly due to the other’s derogatory manner. Always pursued and haunted by the other William, the narrator finally kills him, and then too late, realizes something …

About Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American poet, short story writer, editor, and literary critic who is credited with inventing the detective fiction genre and with contributing to the emerging science fiction genre. He began his literary career with the anonymous publication of a collection of his poems entitled Tamerlane and Other Poems. He then turned to writing prose and spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals, becoming well known for his particular style of literary criticism. He served for a time on the staff of the New York Mirror, in which his poem "The Raven" was published. Poe's other well-known works include his stories "The Purloined Letter," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," and "The Mystery of Marie Roget."

Reviews

Goodreads review by Peter

Brilliant story about a young man who is harassed by his own doppelganger or lookalike. You get so much insight into the psychology of that young man and his motifs, it's an incredibly good psychological study. Dr Bransby's Academy, Oxford, William Wilson is always watched by his shadowy lookalike.......more

Goodreads review by Francesc

Magnífico cuento del gran maestro Edgar Allan Poe. Te hace vibrar, replantearte la realidad, dudar de ti mismo. Su escritura es de una vigencia atemporal. William Wilson es un cuento sobre uno mismo y su conciencia. Sólo hay que lastimar un pequeño halo de incoherencia en el resultado final, pero, no......more

Goodreads review by فايز

- قصة كلاسيكية من قصص ادغار بو، تجري في إطار زمني يمتد منذ طفولة "ويليام ويلسون" حتى مرحلة متقدمة من عمره (لن أقول مماته لأن هذا الأمر غير مثبت، سأعود الى ذلك لاحقاً). - القصة قد تقرأ على ثلاثة وجوه، اما الوجه الأول فيمكن ان يكون "ويليام ولسون" الثاني موجوداً بالفعل بفعل خارق للطبيعة كتؤام لويلسون ال......more