The Custom of the Country: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) -- Edith Wharton

<b>Wharton's sly and delicious novel about the ambitious social ascent of Undine Spragg, now in a Penguin Vitae edition, with a foreword by Sofia Coppola</b> <p/><b>A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition</b> <p/>Considered by many to be her masterpiece, Edith Wharton's second full-length work is a scathing yet personal examination of the exploits and follies of the modern upper class. As she unfolds the story of Undine Spragg, from New York to Europe, Wharton affords us a detailed glimpse of what might be called the interior décor of this America and its nouveau riche fringes. Through a heroine who is as vain, spoiled, and selfish as she is irresistibly fascinating, and through a most intricate and satisfying plot that follows Undine's marriages and affairs, she conveys a vision of social behavior that is both supremely informed and supremely disenchanted.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Edith Wharton<br><b>Publisher:</b> Penguin Group<br><b>Published:</b> 11/15/2022<br><b>Pages:</b> 432<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.05lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.43h x 5.12w x 1.26d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780143137214