The House of Mirth

Resumen del libro

'It was characteristic of her that she always roused speculation, that her simplest acts seemed the result of far-reaching intentions.' Lily Bart is beautiful and charming, living among the wealthy families of New York City, but reluctant to finally commit herself to one. In an endless search for freedom and the happiness she feels she deserves, she becomes embroiled in a scandal, and is ultimately ruined. A searing study of woman as a passive creature, existing only as a consumer item in a man's world, The House of Mirth created controversy on its publication in 1905 with its scathing portrayal of the wealthy and the lack of freedom that marriage and society offered women.

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".