The Awkward Age -

Henry James

Penguin

1987

352 páginas

11h 44m

ISBN-13: 9780140432978

Making her debut in London society, Nanda Brookenham is being groomed for the marriage market. Thrust suddenly into the superficial and immoral circle that surrounds her mother, the innocent but independent-minded young woman even finds herself in competition with Mrs Brookenham for the affection of the man she admires. Only an elderly bachelor, Mr Longdon, is immune to this world of greed and scheming, and determines to rescue Nanda from its corrupting influences out of loyalty to the deep love he once felt for her grandmother. In The Awkward Age (1899), Henry James explores the English character, and the clash between old and new money with a light and subtly ironic touch to create a devastating critique of society and its machinations.

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Escrito principalmente em diálogos com explicação narrativa limitada, The Awkward Age (Idade estranha) é a história de Nanda Brookenham, uma jovem da sociedade cujas tentativas de casamento são frustradas por vários membros do círculo social de sua mãe.

A mãe manipuladora de Nanda, Fernanda, é a anfitriã de um salão da moda em Londres. As duas mulheres parecem amar Gustavus Vanderbank, um jovem funcionário do governo, que se afasta delas.