The Custom of the Country

The classic satire of New York society and the American Dream through the misadventures of an insatiable young striver–with an introduction by Jia Tolentino, author of Trick Mirror

Ambitious and wholeheartedly materialistic, Undine Spragg is a beautiful heiress who sees men as a means to an end. New York millionaires and French aristocrats fall at her feet, but each conquest is merely a stepping-stone in Undine’s quest for power and position–and in her elusive search for happiness.

A biting satire from one of America’s greatest writers, The Custom of the Country features a compelling and ruthless heroine, a sharp-eyed critique of the marriage market and its objectification of women, and a knowing send-up of Gilded Age snobbery.

The Modern Library Torchbearers series features women who wrote on their own terms, with boldness, creativity, and a spirit of resistance:

AMERICAN INDIAN STORIES – THE AWAKENING – THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY – THE HEADS OF CERBERUS – LADY AUDLEY’S SECRET – LOVE, ANGER, MADNESS – PASSING – THE TRANSFORMATION OF PHILIP JETTAN – VILLETTE

Author: Edith Wharton
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 10/09/2001
Series: Modern Library Torchbearers
Pages: 416
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780375758072
Language: English