Article: 'As a gay icon, Wilde is flawed': Julia Ann Charpentier converses with Oscar Wilde's Grandson.(INTERVIEW)(Merlin Holland)(Interview)

MERLIN HOLLAND is Oscar Wilde's only grandson and the executor of his literary estate, a position he has held since 1977. A journalist and lecturer, Holland started conducting research on Wilde in the mid-1980's. His background in industry and commerce preceded a career in academic publishing. At age 63, he is an expert on the life and work of his grandfather. While Holland himself is heterosexual, he remains outspoken against homophobia.

Among the many books on Wilde that Holland has authored or edited are the following: last year's Oscar Wilde: A Life in Letters (reviewed in these pages last September-October); The Real Trial of Oscar Wilde (2004), which ...

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