{"product_id":"the-age-of-innocence-9781495200304","title":"The Age of Innocence","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Age of Innocence\u003c\/b\u003e is Edith Wharton's 12th novel, initially serialized in four parts in the Pictorial Review magazine in 1920, and later released by D. Appleton and Company as a book in New York and in London. It won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, making it the first novel written by a woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and making Wharton the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The story is set in upper-class New York City in the 1870s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdith Wharton (born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 - August 11, 1937) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in years 1927, 1928 and 1930. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Writing style \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Many of Wharton's novels are characterized by a subtle use of dramatic irony. Having grown up in upper-class turn-of-the-century society, Wharton became one of its most astute critics, in such works as The House of Mirth and The Age of Innocence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In addition to writing several respected novels, Wharton produced a wealth of short stories and is particularly well regarded for her ghost stories.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50873418088722,"sku":"9781495200304","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_22e7d727-6778-4fcd-bd4b-8d69e3fcc006.jpg?v=1749037592","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-age-of-innocence-9781495200304","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}