The Age of Innocence (YEAR 3 B1)

Resumen del libro

Newland felt more and more embarrassed. The men were all staring into the box where May was sitting between her mother and her aunt, he didn't recognise the lady in the strange dress, and he didn't know why everyone was so shocked to see her.

In this Reader you will find:
A short biography of the author, Edith Wharton
Culture and society in 1870s New York Final test


Newland Archer, heir to one of New York City's best families, is planning a proper marriage, a perfect product of New York society. One night he meets May's cousin, the Countess Ellen Olenska. This exotic and beautiful woman has returned to New York from Poland after a mysterious scandal. Newland becomes caught in a battle between duty and mystery, between tradition and the power of love.

Biografía del autor

Edith Wharton (1862-1937) nació en Nueva York, en el seno de una familia adinerada y distinguida, y es considerada una de las más grandes escritoras estadounidenses. Fue la primera mujer galardonada con un Premio Pulitzer. "La edad de la inocencia" fue llevada a la pantalla por Martin Scorsese en 1993, protagonizada por Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer y Winona Ryder. Otras obras de la autora en Alianza Editorial: "Estío", "Ethan Frome" y "Las hermanas Bunner".