Edith Wharton

Mai tradotto prima, il testo è la narrazione di un incontro fra l'autrice e un infermiere degli American Relief Corps. Una testimonianza in cui "frammenti di esperienza che parevano brandelli di carne mandati in aria dalle granate (...) cominciano a... Lire la suite

The age of the innocent, by Edith Wharton, a book published in 1920, tells the story of Newland Archer. Set in New York in 1870, the story tells of Archer and his marriage to May Welland. But there’s a spanner in the works, so to speak. The spanner... Lire la suite

Madame de Treymes, Edith Wharton's first publication after the highly successful The House of Mirth, is a captivating portrait of turn-of-the-century American and French culture.

Struggling to hold her position in high society due to failing finances and fading youth, Lily Bart seeks social and financial stability by marriage. She is, however, undermined in these efforts by both herself and her rivals. The title of the book... Lire la suite