by Edith Wharton · Ediciones B · tapa dura · ISBN 9788440642202
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«Ethan Frome» is the novel by Edith Wharton, published by Ediciones B in hardback, with 163 pages, in Spanish.
Ethan Frome, a poor, taciturn farmer trapped in a bitter marriage with Zeena, a hypochondriac wife. The arrival of Mattie Silver, Zeena's young relative, awakens in him a love that clashes with social conventions and the misery of his surroundings. Set in Starkfield County, in rural New England, the novel delves into despair and a tragic outcome.
The work was originally published in 1911; this Spanish edition includes the translation by José Manuel Álvarez Flórez and Ángela Pérez and a prologue by Soledad Puértolas.
A reading recommended for those who appreciate classic American narrative and literary dramas from the early 20th century.
Edith Newbold Wharton was an American writer and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of upper-class New York society to portray, realistically, the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel The Age of Innocence. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1996. Her other well-known works are The House of Mirth, the novella Ethan Frome, and several notable ghost stories.
