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)
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American writer and designer (1862–1937)
| Born | 24 January 1862 |
| Died | 11 August 1937 |
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Edith Wharton
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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), Classic Literature, American literature, Children's fiction, Manners and customs, History, short story, Fiction, general, Married people, Marriage, Triangles (Interpersonal relations), American Short stories, Romance, Interpersonal relations, Young women, American Horror tales, English fiction, Guardian and ward, short stories, Accident victims, Family life, Farm life, PovertyPlaces
New England, Massachusetts, United States, New York (N.Y.), Berkshire Hills, Alabama, Owl Creek Bridge, Salem Village, France, New York, Italy, Jefferson, Louisiana, Paris, Wall Street, Mallard residence, Chênière Caminada, England, Grand Isle, Gulf of Mexico, India, Mexico, Mississippi, New Orleans, New York (State)People
Ethan Frome, Peyton Farquhar, Devil, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Edith Wharton (1862-1937), Ethelred, Madeline Usher, Roderick Usher, Bartleby, C. Auguste Dupin, Cicero, Ginger Nut, John Jacob Astor, Minister D—, Nippers, Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, Turkey, Brently Mallard, Hugh Morgan, Josephine, Louise Mallard, Richards, William HarkerTime
19th century, 1600s, 1861-65, 20th century, 1861-1865, Antebellum era, American Civil War, Civil War, 1890, Civil War, 1861-1865, carnival, 1692, 1862, 1862-1937, 1865-1918, 1918-1945, 20e siècle, Carnival, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, December, England, Eton College, Oxford, Rome, University of 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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