'The Age of Innocence' is the story of a love triangle and, at the same time, a broad picture of New York high society in the late 1870s. Newland Archer, an ambitious and respectable lawyer, leads an ordinary life, plans to marry the beautiful May Welland, but deep down, he longs for passion in the midst of his routine. But then 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 entire image is shrouded in mystery, and for conservative New York society, her behavior and views are unacceptable. Newland is enchanted by Ellen, he falls in love with her...
Edith Wharton is the author of more than twenty novels and ten short story collections, the first woman writer to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1921. Wharton's works, such as 'The Abode of Mirth,' 'Ethan Frome,' 'The Age of Innocence,' and 'Fruit of the Tree,' have become part of the 'golden fund' of American literature. Her novel 'The Age of Innocence' was the basis for the acclaimed and popular Martin Scorsese film of the same name.
Eksmo
The Age of Innocence (Epokha Nevinnosti)
16.37£
Publisher: Eksmo
Weight: 340
Age restrictions: 16+
Author: Uorton Edit
Circulation: 3000
Size: 20x12.5x2.3
Book series: Magistral: Main Trend (Magistral. Glavnyy trend)
Cover: Paperback
Language: Russian
Pages: 384
Publication year: 2024
ISBN: 978-5-04-173084-0
ISBN (Barcode): 9785041730840








