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The portrait of a lady

The portrait of a lady

The portrait of a lady

Editorial: Penguin Books LTD

Pàgines: 682

Any: 2012

EAN: 9780141199122

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Sobre el libro The portrait of a lady de Henry James publicado por Penguin Books LTD al 2012:

´She knew of no wrong that he had done; he was not violent, he was not cruel; she simply believed that he hated her´. When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is brought to Europe by her wealthy aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to enjoy her freedom, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors. Then she finds herself irresistibly drawn to Gilbert Osmond. Charming and cultivated, Osmond sees Isabel as a rich prize waiting to be taken. In this portrait of a ´young woman affronting her destiny´, Henry James created one of his most magnificent heroines, and a story of intense poignancy...
Henry James

Sobre Henry James

Henry James (Nova York, 1843 - Londres 1916)

Va néixer en una família acomodada, ben relacionada amb artistes i escriptors, i ja de ben jove va viatjar per tot Europa. Va començar a estudiar Dret, però va preferir orientar la seva carrera cap a literatura i va col·laborar assíduament amb diaris i revistes. Es va relacionar amb grans autors de la seva època, com Edith Wharton, Robert Louis Stevenson, Gustave Flaubert i Ivan Turguénev. La seva obra descriu la complexitat de l’alta...

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