In its 1907 review, the New York Times described The Fruit of the Tree as a “diamond in a heap of rubble.” In Edith Wharton’s third novel she looks at the working class and its problems, the conflict between capital and labor and, characteristically, the question of moral responsibility.
About the author
Edith Wharton (1862–1937) was an acclaimed chronicler and keen observer of privileged society, novelist, and short story writer. Her novel The Age of Innocence made her the first female Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction in 1921. She is the also the author of The House of Mirth and Ethan Frome.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 660 ● ISBN 9781411436183 ● File size 0.4 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5862593 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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