| The Age of Innocence Contributor(s): Wharton, Edith (Author), Lefkow, Laurel (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1094012424 ISBN-13: 9781094012421 Publisher: Naxos OUR PRICE: $35.99 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: February 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Awarded the 1921 Pulitzer Prize, the first Pulitzer to be presented to a woman, Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence is a powerful depiction of love and desire in New York's glamorous Gilded Age. When Newland Archer, happily engaged to May Welland, meets his fianc 's cousin Ellen, his entire future is cast into doubt: strong-willed, witty, and entirely unpretentious, Ellen is unlike any woman he has ever met. He is torn between his infatuation for her and his duty to marry May. In subtle and elegant language, Wharton delivers a critical look at the social mores of the time. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wharton, Edith: - Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was born in New York and is best known for her stories of life among the upper-class society into which she was born. She was educated privately at home and in Europe. In 1894 she began writing fiction, and her novel The House of Mirth established her as a leading writer. Her novels The Age of Innocence and Old New York were each awarded the Pulitzer Prize. She was the first woman to receive that honor. In 1929 she was awarded the American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal for Fiction. Lefkow, Laurel: -Laurel Lefkow is an accomplished radio actress and winner of several AudioFile Earphones Awards for audiobook narration. Her many theater credits include Look Back in Anger, Little Foxes, The Heiress, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and The Boy Next Door. On television she can be seen in A Class Act, Small Metal Jacket, and The Perfect Family. |