The Age Of Innocence

Autor*innen

• Edith Wharton

Reihen

• Oxford Bookworms

Parameter

• 274 Seiten
• 10 Lesestunden

• Belletristik
• Geschichte
• Lehrbücher
• Romantik
• Sprachbücher & -lexika

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Set in the 1870s, the narrative unfolds in the upper echelons of Gilded-Age New York City, exploring themes of societal norms and individual desires. The novel follows the intricacies of love and obligation among the elite, highlighting the tension between personal happiness and social expectations. Celebrated for its rich depiction of the era, it garnered the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1921, making Edith Wharton the first woman to receive this prestigious award.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Einband: Paperback