by Edith Wharton · Viena · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788418908514
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In 1900s Paris, a couple faces the conventions and hypocrisy of the aristocracy. John Durham, a New York gentleman, arrives in Paris to propose to Fanny Frisbee, a sophisticated woman. However, Fanny is separated but not divorced from the Marquis de Malrive, who refuses to grant her a divorce. Durham seeks the help of Madame de Treymes, Fanny's sister-in-law, to intercede in the situation. This novel by Edith Wharton explores the conflicts between Europe and the New World, and the convenience of marriage for women.
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.
