The Age of Innocence
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"The Age of Innocence" is a story of a love triangle set against the backdrop of New York high society in the late 1870s. Newland Archer is an ambitious and respectable lawyer leading a mundane life, about to marry the beautiful May Welland, yet secretly yearning for passion amidst his routine days. However, May's cousin, Countess Ellen Olenska, returns to New York from Europe after a public scandal with her husband. Ellen Olenska is very beautiful, her whole persona shrouded in mystery, and her behavior and views are deemed unacceptable by conservative New York society. Newland is captivated by Ellen, falling in love with her...
Edith Wharton is the author of over twenty novels and ten collections of short stories, the first female writer to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1921. Works such as "The House of Mirth," "Ethan Frome," "The Age of Innocence," and "The Fruit of the Tree" are considered classics of American literature. The novel "The Age of Innocence" served as the basis for the film of the same name by Martin Scorsese, which received acclaim and popularity.
Author:
Author:Edith Wharton
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:History & Geography
- Category:Fiction
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:newsprint
Dimensions:
Dimensions:21x13x2.6 cm
Series:
Series:World Literature (new design)
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
Product type:
Product type:gold embossing
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-04-165848-9
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