ENCANTO Y COMPAÑIA

ENCANTO Y COMPAÑIA

EDITH WHARTON

$429.00
IVA incluido
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Editorial:
EDITORIAL FUNAMBULISTA
Materia
NOVELAS
ISBN:
978-84-96601-88-8
Idioma:
Castellano

Wharton, mujer refinada, elegante y de gran cultura, decidió dedicarse a las letras desoyendo los consejos de su madre que, como tantos miembros de las clases altas de Nueva York, consideraba que la escritura no resultaba adecuada para las mujeres y que las hacía vulgares.
En estos relatos ?que abarcan desde 1891 a 1935 y que son una perfecta introducción a la obra de la autora? asistimos a una elegante e irónica disección de la hipocresía de los ricos,de las renuncias personales frente a las presiones sociales, así como a una crítica a la institución del matrimonio, con una mirada compasiva hacia los sueños frustrados del ser humano. Pero la ironía de estos textos no es nunca cruel, y la complicidad que se establece con el lector invita a mirar con nuevos ojos a sus contemporáneos, que se parecen mucho a los nuestros.
Testigo excepcional de un mundo de aparente lujo y de futilidad (pero que oculta toda una «trastienda» de emociones y aspiraciones secretas), estas siete piezas narrativas de Wharton ?varias de ellas inéditas en español? recrean la atmósfera de sus grandes novelas, La edad de la inocencia o La casa de la alegría.

Otros libros del autor

  • THE MOTHER'S RECOMPENSE
    EDITH WHARTON
    A feminist Oedipus, cut through with Wharton's usual condemnation of social class and high society. Kate Clephane was driven out of New York years ago for abandoning her husband and daughter, Anne, which is why she is so surprised to be asked by to America by the same daughter. ...

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  • THE WRITING OF FICTION
    EDITH WHARTON
    Excerpt: "To treat of the practice of fiction is to deal with the newest, most fluid and least formulated of the arts. The exploration of origins is always fascinating; but the attempt to relate the modern novel to the tale of Joseph and his Brethren is of purely historic interest. Modern fiction really began when the “action” of the novel was transferred from the street to the...

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  • THE DESCENT OF MAN AND OTHER STORIES
    EDITH WHARTON
    Edith Wharton's books are national treasures. Her sharp eye and dagger-wit takes on marriage, friendship, love and even a ghost in these collected short stories. (Amazon) ...

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  • THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY
    EDITH WHARTON
    The Custom of the Country is a 1913 tragicomedy of manners novel by the American author Edith Wharton. It tells the story of Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City society. ...

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  • XINGU
    EDITH WHARTON
    A group of middle class ladies are members of a lunch club. They competitively and snobbishly concern themselves with issues of ‘culture’ without any really serious understanding of the works they read. ...

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  • TALES OF MEN AND GHOSTS
    EDITH WHARTON
    Tales of Men and Ghosts collects ten short stories previously published in Scribner's Magazine and The Century during the years 1909 and 1910: "The Bolted Door," "His Father's Son," "The Daunt Diana," "The Debt," "Full Circle," "The Legend," "The Eyes," "The Blond Beast," "Afterward," and "The Letters." Set in Europe and New York City, the main characters usually are men--artis...

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