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Wharton's sly and delicious novel about the ambitious social ascent of Undine Spragg, with a foreword by
Sofia Coppola

Considered by many to be her masterpiece, Edith Wharton's second full-length work is a scathing yet personal examination of the exploits and follies of the modern upper class. As she unfolds the journey of Undine Spragg from New York to Europe, Wharton affords us a detailed glimpse of the America's interior and its nouveau riche fringes. Through a heroine who is as vain, spoiled and selfish as she is irresistibly fascinating, and through the intricate plot of Undine's marriages and affairs, Wharton conveys a vision of a social class that is both supremely informed and supremely disenchanted.

The Custom of the Country

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Wharton's sly and delicious novel about the ambitious social ascent of Undine Spragg, with a foreword bySofia CoppolaConsidered by many... Read more

    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 06/07/2023
    ISBN13: 9780143137214, 978-0143137214
    ISBN10: 0143137212

    Number of Pages: 400

    Fiction , Classics

    Description

    Wharton's sly and delicious novel about the ambitious social ascent of Undine Spragg, with a foreword by
    Sofia Coppola

    Considered by many to be her masterpiece, Edith Wharton's second full-length work is a scathing yet personal examination of the exploits and follies of the modern upper class. As she unfolds the journey of Undine Spragg from New York to Europe, Wharton affords us a detailed glimpse of the America's interior and its nouveau riche fringes. Through a heroine who is as vain, spoiled and selfish as she is irresistibly fascinating, and through the intricate plot of Undine's marriages and affairs, Wharton conveys a vision of a social class that is both supremely informed and supremely disenchanted.

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