Edith Wharton and the French Riviera

Collas, Elizabeth

ISBN 10: 2080107224 / ISBN 13: 9782080107220

Published by Flammarion, 2002

About this Item

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Seller Inventory # rev3016396913

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Edith Wharton and the French Riviera
• Publisher: Flammarion
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 2080107224
• ISBN 13: 9782080107220
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Weight: 1130 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Edith Wharton's love affair with the French Riviera began in 1919, and continued to the end of her days. She found there a microcosm of the sort of society that had always fascinated her, that she described in her classic novels. Between the two world wars, the whole region was a playground for film stars, magnates, and princesses: her neighbors included Wallis Simpson, Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Cole Porter, and Dorothy Parker. For Edith Wharton, the Riviera was at once a haven where she could write to her heart's content, and a terrifyingly superficial world.

This fascinating book is a study of this world as it existed when Edith Wharton arrived, and how the region changed over the years. Richly illustrated with both contemporary and vintage photographs, it is a hugely evocative portrait of the Golden Age of the Riviera. Edith Wharton on the Riviera is a rare treat: a taste of the fabulous lifestyle of the privileged classes that has now vanished forever.

About the Author

Philippe Collas is the author of a number of plays. He also writes for television.