Name: The Age of Innocence (in English)
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Author: Wharton, Edith ; Hutchinson, Stuart ; Hutchinson, Stuart
ISBN: 9781853262104

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Edith Wharton

Publisher

Wordsworth Editions

Year

1997

Language

English

Pages

256

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.7 x 12.7 x 1.3 cm

Weight

0.15 kg.

ISBN13

9781853262104

Edition No.

Synopsis "The Age of Innocence (in English)"

Widely regarded as one of Edith Wharton's greatest achievements, The Age of Innocence is not only subtly satirical, but also a sometimes dark and disturbing comedy of manners in its exploration of the 'eternal triangle' of love. Set against the backdrop of upper-class New York society during the 1870s, the author's combination of powerful prose combined with a thoroughly researched and meticulous evocation of the manners and style of the period, has delighted readers since the novel's first publication in 1920. In 1921 The Age of Innocence achieved a double distinction - it won the Pulitzer Prize and it was the first time this prestigious award had been won by a woman author.

Edith Wharton

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Edith Wharton nació en Nueva York en 1862. Su nombre de soltera era Edith Newbold Jones. Su familia era de clase alta, comparable a la aristocracia europea, y consecuentemente recibió una esmerada educación privada. En 1907 se estableció en Francia, donde se convirtió en discípula y amiga de Henry James. Su obra más conocida es La edad de la inocencia, publicada en 1920 y ganadora del premio Pulitzer en 1921. Está considerada la más genial novelista americana de su generación, admirada por intelectuales de la talla de Henry James, Francis Scott Fitzgerald, Jean Cocteau y Ernest Hemingway.

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