Twilight Sleep
1927
Published in 1927, 'Twilight Sleep' by Edith Wharton is a satirical novel set in post-World War I America, exploring the complexities of upper-class family life in New York City. The story centers on Nona Manford, a young woman grappling with her mother's overwhelming social obligations and the generational conflict between personal fulfillment and societal expectations. Wharton addresses modern themes such as infatuation with the occult, the pursuit of pleasure, and the search for meaning in a rapidly changing world, making this work a critical commentary on the Jazz Age and its discontents.
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“...the endless labour of rolling human stupidity up the steep hill of understanding.””
— Edith Wharton
“They're as tiresome as truthful people. Everything in art should be false. Everything in life should be art. Ergo, everything in life should be false: complexions, teeth, hair, wives ... 'specially wives.””
— Edith Wharton
“He lived among people who regarded golf as a universal panacea, and in a world which believed in panaceas.””
— Edith Wharton
“Ah, she did like people who said to her: "If it hadn't been for you--!””
— Edith Wharton
“There were moments when Nona felt oppressed by responsibilities and anxieties not of her age, apprehensions that she could not shake off and yet had not enough experience of life to know how to meet. One or two of her girl friends”
— Edith Wharton
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