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9 de set. de 2014 · The Awkward Age. By Elif Batuman. September 9, 2014. Illustration by Ellen Surrey. As the Eskimos were said to have seven words for snow, today’s Americans have a near-infinite vocabulary for ...
15 de mai. de 2018 · The Awkward Age: A Novel. Paperback – May 15, 2018. "A very smart, soulful, compelling, elegantly written domestic novel about a wedged-together family, and what can go wrong when teenage children decide they have minds (and hormones) of their own." —Nick Hornby.
- Francesca Segal
6 de out. de 1987 · The Awkward Age, which has been much praised for its natural dialogue and the delicacy of feeling it conveys, exemplifies Conrad's remark that James 'is never in deep gloom or in violent sunshine. But he feels deeply and vividly every delicate shade.'
Paperback. from £35.95 1 Collectible from £35.95. Henry James's "The Awkward Age" is the coming of age story of Nanda, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brookenham, a couple who travel in a rather decadent and corrupt social circle. Originally serialized in "Harper's Weekly" during 1898-1899, the novel is a biting attack on the English fin ...
- Paperback
- Henry James
Summary. The story of young Nanda Brookenham's struggle to preserve her honesty in the brilliant but corrupt world of her parents is a drama of innocence betrayed yet preserved. Written when James was recovering from the shock od failure as a playwright, THE AWKWARD AGE is one of his greatest masterpieces. Conceived like a play terms of scenes ...
1 de jan. de 1993 · The Awkward Age (Everyman's Library Classics S.) Hardcover – Import, January 1, 1993. Biography Henry James (1843-1916), the son of the religious philosopher Henry James Sr. and brother of the psychologist and philosopher William James, published many important novels including Daisy Miller, The Wings of the Dove, The Golden Bowl, and The ...
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- HENRY JAMES
The Awkward Age first appeared as a serial in Harper’s Weekly in 1898-1899 and then as a book later in 1899. It was written during the same period as What Maisie Knew (1896) and The Turn of the Screw (1898) in which the innocence of the young is threatened by the behaviour of the adults amongst whom they live.
