num_pages: 850
description: Her name conjures up Gilded Age New York society in all its snobbish ruthlessness – the world of The Age of Innocence and The House of Mirth. This new biography reaches beyond the stereotype to display Wharton’s brilliance and passionate convictions.
language: English
title: Edith Wharton
titlecomplete: Edith Wharton
characters: Edith Wharton
genres: American, France, Biography, Womens, Literature, Autobiography, Nonfiction, History, Literary Criticism, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 1117
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: James Tait Black Memorial Prize
category: Biography, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Ambassador Book Award
category: Biography, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Biography
publisher: Chatto & Windus