{"product_id":"a-backward-glance-an-autobiography-paperback","title":"A Backward Glance: An Autobiography - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdith Wharton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLouis Auchincloss\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdith Wharton, the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize, vividly reflects on her public and private life in this stunning memoir.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith richness and delicacy, it describes the sophisticated New York society in which Wharton spent her youth, and chronicles her travels throughout Europe and her literary success as an adult. Beautifully depicted are her friendships with many of the most celebrated artists and writers of her day, including her close friend Henry James. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his introduction to this edition, Louis Auchincloss calls the writing in \u003ci\u003eA Backward Glance\u003c\/i\u003e \"as firm and crisp and lucid as in the best of her novels.\" It is a memoir that will charm and fascinate all readers of Wharton's fiction.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdith Wharton (1862-1937) was an American novelist--the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Innocence \u003c\/i\u003ein 1921--as well as a short story writer, playwright, designer, reporter, and poet. Her other works include \u003ci\u003eEthan Frome\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe House of Mirth\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRoman Fever and Other Stories.\u003c\/i\u003e Born into one of New York's elite families, she drew upon her knowledge of upper-class aristocracy to realistically portray the lives and morals of the Gilded Age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 424\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.16 x 8.3 x 5.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179266588921,"sku":"9780684847559","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/N2FXUXFPMnlQeGZpSnFVQklrbFE3UT09.webp?v=1767730063","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-backward-glance-an-autobiography-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}