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Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton

American novelist, short story writer, designer

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Edith Wharton (/ˈhwɔːrtən/; born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper class New York "aristocracy" to realistically portray the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Literature, for her novel The Age of Innocence. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1996.[1] Among her other well known works are The House of Mirth and the novella Ethan Frome.

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Birthdate
January 24, 1862
Birthplace
New York City
New York City
Date of Death
August 11, 1937
Place of Death
Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt
Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt
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Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
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The Custom of the Country
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence
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Writer
Novelist
Novelist
Poet
Poet
Prose
Prose

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Birth Name
Edith Newbold Jones
Citizenship
United States
United States
Genre
Romance novel
Romance novel
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The Reef
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Crucial Instances
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The Greater Inclination
The Decoration of Houses
The Decoration of Houses
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Old New York (novellas)
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
The Mount (Lenox, Massachusetts)
The Mount (Lenox, Massachusetts)
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Q276032

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