Summer - Couverture souple

Wharton, Edith

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1453711104 ISBN 13 : 9781453711101

Editeur : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2010

Synopsis

Summer is a novel by Edith Wharton published in 1917. The story is one of only two novels by Wharton to be set in New England. Summer has had a resurgence in critical popularity since the 1960s.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Edith Newbold Jones (Edith Wharton) was born into such wealth and privilege that her family inspired the phrase "keeping up with the Joneses." The youngest of three children, Edith spent her early years touring Europe with her parents and, upon the family's return to the United States, enjoyed a privileged childhood in New York and Newport, Rhode Island. Edith's creativity and talent soon became obvious: By the age of eighteen she had written a novella, (as well as witty reviews of it) and published poetry in the Atlantic Monthly.

After a failed engagement, Edith married a wealthy sportsman, Edward Wharton. Despite similar backgrounds and a shared taste for travel, the marriage was not a success. Many of Wharton's novels chronicle unhappy marriages, in which the demands of love and vocation often conflict with the expectations of society. Wharton's first major novel, The House of Mirth, published in 1905, enjoyed considerable literary success. Ethan Frome appeared six years later, solidifying Wharton's reputation as an important novelist. Often in the company of her close friend, Henry James, Wharton mingled with some of the most famous writers and artists of the day, including F. Scott Fitzgerald, André Gide, Sinclair Lewis, Jean Cocteau, and Jack London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1453711104
• ISBN 13: 9781453711101
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 110
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible