Wharton [uo:rtn] Edith, ur. 24 I 1862, Nowy Jork, zm. 11 VIII 1937, Saint-Brice-sous-Foret (Francja), pisarka amerykańska;
od 1907 we Francji; wzorując się na twórczości H. Jamesa, opisywała z ironicznym dystansem obyczaje i mentalność elity nowojorskiej, rozterki psychiczne i moralne bohaterów borykających się daremnie z presją konwenansu społ.; powieści Ethan Frome (1911, wyd. pol. 1976), Wiek niewinności (1920, wyd. pol. 1981); pol. wybory opowiadań Stary Nowy Jork (1924, wyd. pol. 1966), Opowieści małżeńskie (1983).
This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in 1928 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Children' ...
This vintage book contains Edith Wharton’s 1919 collection of essays on French culture, "French Ways and Their Meanings". Written during World War ...
Edith Wharton's novels and short stories are full of her humorous understanding of the upper classes. Besides her writing, she was a highly regarded landscape ...
This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in 1907 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Fruit of ...
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This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in 1916 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Kerfol' is a ...