The Age of Innocence

图书标准信息

• 作者 Edith Wharton 著
• 出版社 Wordsworth Editions Ltd
• 出版时间 1994-07
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9781853262104
• 定价 31.40元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 32开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 256页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

WidelyregardedasoneofEdithWharton'sgreatestachievements,TheAgeofInnocenceisnotonlysubtlysatirical,butalsoasometimesdarkanddisturbingcomedyofmannersinitsexplorationofthe'eternaltriangle'oflove.Setagainstthebackdropofupper-classNewYorksocietyduringthe1870s,theauthor'scombinationofpowerfulprosecombinedwithathoroughlyresearchedandmeticulousevocationofthemannersandstyleoftheperiod,hasdelightedreaderssincethenovel'sfirstpublicationin1920.In1921TheAgeofInnocenceachievedadoubledistinction-itwonthePulitzerPrizeanditwasthefirsttimethisprestigiousawardhadbeenwonbyawomanauthor.

【作者简介】

EdithWhartonwasbornEdithNewboldJonesonJanuary24,1862,duringtheAmericanCivilWar.Whartonpublishedherfirstshortstoryin1891;herfirststorycollection,TheGreaterInclination,in1899;anovellacalledTheTouchstonein1900;andherfirstnovel,ahistoricalromancecalledTheValleyofDecision,in1902.ThebookthatmadeWhartonfamouswasTheHouseofMirth,publishedin1905.Shediedin1937.--ThistextreferstoanalternatePaperbackedition.