Oscar Wilde's Grandson Claims Author Died of Meningitis, Not Syphilis

Merlin Holland, Oscar Wilde's grandson, asserts in his new book 'After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal' that the Irish-English writer died of meningitis, refuting long-standing claims of syphilis.

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Unuk slavnog pisca: ‘Nije umro od sifilisa, kako su godinama tvrdili njegovi biografi. Dosta s tim tračem‘

Oscar Wilde, irsko-engleski književnik najpoznatiji po svojem romanu „Slika Doriana Graya“ (1891.), nije umro od sifilisa, nego od meningitisa, tvrdi njegov unuk Merlin Holland (80) u upravo objavljenoj knjizi „After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal“ (Nakon Oscara: nasljedstvo skandala), memoarima od...

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Oscar Wilde's Grandson Claims Author Died of Meningitis, Not Syphilis

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Unuk slavnog pisca: ‘Nije umro od sifilisa, kako su godinama tvrdili njegovi biografi. Dosta s tim tračem‘

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