"Fighting France, from Dunkerque to Belfort" by Edith Wharton is a historical record from the World War I era, portraying France's shift as war began. She introduces us to Paris in July 1914, artfully balancing images of architecture and the city's character against a hidden sense of coming conflict. Wharton draws a picture of Paris in a state of quiet excitement, full of people unaware of the coming chaos. As the story rolls on, it shows a huge change, describing how people got ready and the French people's joint determination to fight. Wharton shows us the mix of peace and worry, explaining the first wonder and then acceptance of the war that would soon take over the country. The book is setting things up to look at how war changed France’s society, culture, and countryside.
Fighting France, from Dunkerque to Belfort
By Edith Wharton
Experience the transformation of a nation as initial tranquility gives way to the stark realities of war, forever changing its people and places.
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About the AuthorEdith Newbold Wharton was an American writer and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper-class New York "aristocracy" to portray, realistically, the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, for her novel, The Age of Innocence. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame, in 1996. Her other well-known works are The House of Mirth, the novella Ethan Frome, and several notable ghost stories.
Edith Newbold Wharton was an American writer and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper-class New York "aristocracy" to portray, realistically, the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, for her novel, The Age of Innocence. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame, in 1996. Her other well-known works are The House of Mirth, the novella Ethan Frome, and several notable ghost stories.
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