19세기 말에서 20세기 초 미국 상류 사회를 비판적으로 묘사한 것으로 유명한 미국의 소설가이자 단편 작가(1862-1937).
Edith Newbold Wharton (1862–1937), an influential American novelist, short story writer, and designer known for her sharp social critiques, particularly of the upper class in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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"Wharton's novel The Age of Innocence won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1921, making her the first woman to achieve this honor."
"Scholars often analyze Wharton's work for its detailed psychological portraits and mastery of dramatic irony."
"Although born into the exclusive New York society she often satirized, Edith Wharton spent much of her adult life living in France."