Old New York - Couverture souple

Wharton, Edith

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0860684903 ISBN 13 : 9780860684909

Editeur : Virago Press Ltd, 1985

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A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Edith Wharton was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, for The Age of Innocence. Born in 1862 into one of New York's older and richer families, she was educated here and abroad. Her works include Ethan Frome, The Reef, The Custom of the Country, The Glimpses of the Moon, and Roman Fever and Other Stories. As a keen observer and chronicler of society, she is without peer. Edith Wharton died in France in 1937.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Edith Wharton was a prominent American author in the early 20th century. Wharton won the Pulitzer Prize and was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature on 3 different occasions. Wharton's writing was notable for its wit and psychological insight, especially when commenting on the American upper class. Old New York is a collection of four novellas that center around the upper-class New York society in the 19th century.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Virago Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0860684903
• ISBN 13: 9780860684909
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320