Edith Wharton

Broschiertes Buch

Ethan Frome

A Norton Critical Edition

Herausgegeben: Wolff, Cynthia Griffin; Lauer, Kristin O.

Beschreibung

This Norton Critical Edition of Edith Wharton's celebrated novella is based on the first edition, published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1911.

Autor

Edith Wharton was born Edith Jones on January 24, 1862, to a wealthy New York City family. Best known for her novels, Wharton's illustrious literary career also included poetry, short stories, design books, and travelogues. She gained widespread recognition with the 1905 publication of The House of Mirth, a darkly comic portrait of New York aristocracy. In 1921, she won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel The Age of Innocence (1920), becoming the fi rst woman to claim it. Wharton moved to France in 1913, where she remained until her death. In addition to her many literary accolades, Wharton was awarded a French Legion of Honor medal for her humanitarian efforts during World War I. Edith Wharton died on August 11, 1937.

Produktdetails

• Norton Critical Editions
• Verlag: Norton
• Critical ed
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. März 1995
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 132mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 180g
• ISBN-13: 9780393966350
• ISBN-10: 0393966356
• Artikelnr.: 21318446