{"product_id":"the-house-of-mirth-paperback-1","title":"The House of Mirth - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdith Wharton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJennifer Egan\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bestseller when it was published nearly a century ago, this literary classic established Edith Wharton as one of the most important American writers in the twentieth century--now with a new introduction from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jennifer Egan. Wharton's first literary success--a devastatingly accurate portrait of New York's aristocracy at the turn of the century--is considered by many to be her most important novel, and Lily Bart, her most unforgettable character. Impoverished but well-born, the beautiful and beguiling Lily realizes a secure future depends on her acquiring a wealthy husband. But with her romantic indiscretion, gambling debts, and a maelstrom of social disasters, Lily's ill-fated attempt to rise to the heights of society ultimately leads to her downfall. From the conventionality of old New York to the forced society of the French Riviera, Wharton weaves a brilliantly satiric yet sensitive exploration of manners and morality. The House of Mirth reveals Wharton's unparalleled gifts as a storyteller and her clear-eyed observations of the savagery beneath the well-bred surface of high society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdith Wharton (1862-1937) was an American novelist--the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Innocence \u003c\/i\u003ein 1921--as well as a short story writer, playwright, designer, reporter, and poet. Her other works include \u003ci\u003eEthan Frome\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe House of Mirth\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRoman Fever and Other Stories.\u003c\/i\u003e Born into one of New York's elite families, she drew upon her knowledge of upper-class aristocracy to realistically portray the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJennifer Egan is the author of six previous books of fiction: \u003ci\u003eManhattan Beach\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction; \u003ci\u003eA Visit from the Goon Squad\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Keep\u003c\/i\u003e; the story collection \u003ci\u003eEmerald City\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLook at Me\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Book Award Finalist; and \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Circus\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Her website is JenniferEgan.com.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53755474805069,"sku":"9781982141790","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/KzlDZExhOEc2eVZqa2drQk1mZ0Zrdz09.webp?v=1776719019","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-house-of-mirth-paperback-1","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}