The Age of Innocence

Edith Wharton, Elizabeth Klett

Winner of the 1921 Nobel Prize for Literature and Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, "The Age of Innocence" is Edith Wharton’s masterful portrait of desire and betrayal during the splendid Golden Age of Old New York. Everything in Newland Archer’s easy life seems to be perfectly on track; he has a comfortable position in society, a high-powered job and a beautiful and well-bred fiancée, May Welland. But when May's mysterious cousin Countess Ellen Olenska returns to New York after leaving a terrible marriage, Newland soon falls deeply in love with her. Torn between duty and passion, expectation and scandal, Newland struggles to make an impossible decision. Against a backdrop of a New York on the cusp of modernization, Wharton’s classic skewers the orchestrated customs and inflexible mores of the 1870s high society. Among the novel’s many film adaptations, Martin Scorsese’s 1993 film stands out, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder and Richard E. Grant. Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was an American author, best known for her sharp stories about the upper-class society into which she was born. Her major works include "The Age of Innocence" (1920), "Ethan Frome" (1911), and "The House of Mirth" (1905). She wrote over 40 books, which beyond novels included authoritative works on architecture, gardens, interior design, and travel. She was the first woman awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for "The Age of Innocence" in 1921. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie

praktische informatie

Titel
The Age of Innocence
Auteur
Edith Wharton, Elizabeth Klett
Taal
Engels
Editie
Svenska Ljud Classica
Formaat
digitaal luisterboek
Doelgroep
Volwassenen
Speelduur
10:52:40
Onderwerpen
Klassieker, Historische romantiek, Verhalend thema: interior life, Verhalend thema: sociale problematiek, New York, New York City, VS: de Gilded Age (ca. 1877 - ca. 1893), Ca. 1870 tot ca. 1879, Literaire roman, novelle, Romantiek, Fictie overig algemeen, Nederlandse literatuur, Romantisch
PPN
433449810
ISBN
9789176391433

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