Xingu
`Xingu' lampoons the leisurely lives of six ladies who lunch. Having formed a literary club, the six pseudo-intellectuals are thrown into panic at the prospect of being visited by a famous author.
With sparkling dialogue and some wry observations about the lives of the upper classes, `Xingu' is a biting satire on women's place in the society of the time.
A superb read, with an unexpected and riotous denouement.
Edith Wharton (1862 - 1937) was an American designer and novelist. Born in an era when the highest ambition a woman could aspire to was a good marriage, Wharton went on to become one of America's most celebrated authors. During her career, she wrote over 40 books, using her wealthy upbringing to bring authenticity and detail to stories about the upper classes. She moved to France in 1923, where she continued to write until her death.
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With sparkling dialogue and some wry observations about the lives of the upper classes, `Xingu' is a biting satire on women's place in the society of the time.
A superb read, with an unexpected and riotous denouement.
Edith Wharton (1862 - 1937) was an American designer and novelist. Born in an era when the highest ambition a woman could aspire to was a good marriage, Wharton went on to become one of America's most celebrated authors. During her career, she wrote over 40 books, using her wealthy upbringing to bring authenticity and detail to stories about the upper classes. She moved to France in 1923, where she continued to write until her death.
Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton (1862–1937), née dans une famille aisée de New York, est l’une des grandes figures de la littérature américaine. Auteure prolifique, elle a marqué l’histoire littéraire en devenant la première femme à remporter le **Prix Pulitzer** pour *Le Temps de l’innocence* (1921). *Ethan Frome* (1911), écrit alors qu’elle traverse une période personnelle difficile, s’éloigne de son univers habituel de la haute société new-yorkaise pour décrire, avec une justesse implacable, le destin brisé d’un homme ordinaire. Son œuvre, à la fois psychologique et sociale, explore les tensions entre désir et devoir, liberté et convention.
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