The custom of the country
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Author
Contributions
- Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937. - Contributor
Publication
1997 - Applause, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
19,250 words, Guess
Page Count
77 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL662774M
- ISBN-101557832870
- OCLC Control Number36582000
- OCLC Control Numbercustomofcountry0000hitc
- Library of Congress Control Number97008272
and 2 more
- LibraryThing23420
- Goodreads600695
Classifications
- DDC812/.54
- LCCPS3558.I82 C87 1997
Description
This stage version of Wharton's sprawling novel dissecting the New York social scene focuses on the beautiful, but predatory, Undine Spragg and the men in her life. Representing a world motivated by a heartless desire for power and status, Undine takes on lovers and husbands, discarding them when her whims of iron move her. Hitchcock has captured the satiric brilliance of the original work, while managing to transform a narrative of over 500 pages into a tightly-wrought stage piece. In process, she provides a finely-drawn portrait of an unforgettable heroine against the background of a cruel social milieu dominated by rigid class distinctions and deeply-ingrained prejudices.
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