Edith Wharton was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer and designer.
The Age of Innocence (1920) won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for literature, making her the first woman to win the award. She spoke fluent French as well as several other languages and many of her books were published in both French and English. (Source)
Edith Wharton
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American writer and designer (1862–1937)
| Born | 24 January 1862 |
| Died | 11 August 1937 |
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American writer and designer (1862–1937)
| Born | 24 January 1862 |
| Died | 11 August 1937 |
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Fiction, Social life and customs, American fiction (fictional works by one author), American literature, Classic Literature, Children's fiction, short story, Manners and customs, History, Married people, Fiction, general, American Short stories, Man-woman relationships, Triangles (Interpersonal relations), Satanism, American fiction, Puritans, catechism, short stories, American Horror tales, Marriage, Young women, Fiction, short stories (single author), Americans, DevilPlaces
New England, Massachusetts, New York (N.Y.), United States, New York, Salem Village, Alabama, Berkshire Hills, France, Owl Creek Bridge, Italy, New York (State), Jefferson, Wall Street, Mississippi, Yoknapatawpha County, Louisiana, Mallard residence, England, Ireland, Paris, Araby, Araby bazaar, Europe, IndiaPeople
Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Devil, Peyton Farquhar, Edith Wharton (1862-1937), Ethan Frome, Bartleby, Cicero, Ethelred, Ginger Nut, John Jacob Astor, Madeline Usher, Nippers, Roderick Usher, Turkey, Colonel Sartoris, Emily Grierson, Fortunato, Homer Barron, Lady Fortunato, Luchresi, Montresor, Mr. Grierson, TobeTime
19th century, 20th century, 1600s, 1861-65, Antebellum era, Carnival, 1861-1865, American Civil War, Civil War, 1865-1918, 1890, 1918-1945, Civil War, 1861-1865, December, carnival, 1692, 1862, 1862-1937, 18th century, 20e siècle, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, England, Eton College, Irish Revival, OxfordID Numbers
- OLID: OL20188A
- GoodReads: 16
- ISNI: 000000012122241X
- IMDb: nm0923585
- Library of Congress Names: n79151500
- LibriVox: 514
- MusicBrainz: e3926aff-cb44-4c7c-bddd-c429b695058d
- Project Gutenberg: 104
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV019601
- VIAF: 17230986
- Wikidata: Q276032
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q276032
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Alternative names
- Edith Newbold Wharton
- Edith Newbold Jones Wharton
- Edith Wharton Taylor
- Mr. Edith Wharton
- Edith Wharton Edith Wharton
- edith wharton
- Wharton,Edith.
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