📱 eBook en inglés VERA; OR, THE NIHILISTS

While Wilde might be better known for acidic and satirical comedies, such as The Importance of being Earnest, and Lay Windemeres Fan, his first outing as a playwright was in the realms of tragedy. Set in Russia, Vera; or, The Nihilists follows the eponymous Vera on her journey from barmaid, to joining terrorist group, The Nihilists, and becoming their top assassin.

Inspired by real-life events, Wildes play explores the idea that full commitment to an ideology can dehumanise almost anyone. While considered a tragedy, and with more than a whiff of Shakespeares Macbeth about it, Vera; or, The Nihilists is peppered with the playwrights trademark wit and caustic cynicism. A superb read for those who enjoyed the TV-Series Killing Eve starring Jodie Comer and want to see how it all began for one of the 19th Centurys most famous – and infamous - writers.