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The House of Mirth - 9780140187298
Un libro in lingua di Edith Wharton edito da Penguin Classics, 1993
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"Uniquely authentic among American novels of manners." --Louis Auchincloss The House of Mirth is the novel that first established the literary reputation of Pulitzer Prize-winner Edith Wharton. In it, she honed her devastating acerbic style, created one of her most memorable heroines in Lily Bart, and discovered her defining theme: the vulgarity, greed, human frailty, and false social values that form the true foundation of New York society.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: The House of Mirth
- Autore: Edith Wharton
- Editore: Penguin Classics
- Data di Pubblicazione: 01 Maggio '93
- Genere: FICTION
- ISBN-10: 0140187294
- EAN-13: 9780140187298
But his greeting expressed no more than the satisfaction which every pretty woman expects to see reflected in masculine eyes; and the discovery, if distasteful to her vanity, was reassuring to her nerves. In versione integrale.