The Custom of the Country - 9780143039709

Considered by many to be her masterpiece, Edith Wharton's second full-length work is a scathing yet personal examination of the exploits and follies of the modern upper class. As she unfolds the story of Undine Spragg, from New York to Europe, Wharton affords us a detailed glimpse of what might be called the interior décor of this America and its nouveau riche fringes. Through a heroine who is as vain, spoiled, and selfish as she is irresistibly fascinating, and through a most intricate and satisfying plot that follows Undine's marriages and affairs, she conveys a vision of social behavior that is both supremely informed and supremely disenchanted.

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Informazioni bibliografiche

• Titolo del Libro in lingua: The Custom of the Country
• Autori :  Wharton Edith, Wagner Martin Linda (EDT)
• Editore: Penguin Classics
• Data di Pubblicazione: 30 Maggio '06
• Genere: FICTION
• ISBN-10: 0143039709
• EAN-13: 9780143039709