Oscar Wild was the little boy who cried, "The Emperor is naked!" As much as such little boys deserve to be heard, they're a thorn in society's flesh. In those days, such "little boys" didn't fare very well, and were pushed into the fringes. Vincent Von Gogh was one such little boy, whom the establishment of his time would have been the better for listening to, and we know what happened to him. The same could be said about Oscar Wild.



I first read this collection of short stories when I was about 18, and they delighted me. My favorite was, and still is, The Selfish Giant, which has been made more than once into a short animated film, and more recently into a feature length movie.



He did know his theology, but also how to apply it. He knew how to see past all the religious trappings, and see the heart of the One it's all about. And he does it with a the style of a storyteller with a sense of humour.