The Custom of the Country
The 1913 novel is a sharp satire of wealth, marriage, and social ambition. This topic is part of American Novels within Literature. This page currently draws on 4 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
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Who wrote the novel "The Custom of the Country"?
Answer: Edith Wharton
Bonus fact: The 1913 novel is a sharp satire of wealth, marriage, and social ambition.
What is the first name of the socially ambitious heroine of "The Custom of the Country"?
Answer: Undine
Bonus fact: Undine Spragg relentlessly pursues status in American and European high society.
Edith Wharton later became the first woman to win which literary award?
Answer: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Bonus fact: She won the 1921 Pulitzer for "The Age of Innocence."
What is the name of the ambitious heroine of Edith Wharton's The Custom of the Country?
Answer: Undine Spragg
Bonus fact: The Custom of the Country was published in 1913.