In the House of Fun: Edith Worton

For the first time in Russian, one of the main novels of the classic of American literature, the author of such a recognized masterpiece as the “era of innocence”, awarded the Pulitzer Prize and filmed by Martin Scorsese. It was thanks to the “House of Fun” Edith Warton deserved the title “Leo Tolstoy in a skirt.” “The heart of the wise is in the crying house, and the heart of stupid is in the house of fun,” the biblical ecclesiastes warned. So for the young beauty, Lily Bart New York of the Border of centuries symbolizes not so much the golden eyelid as a golden cage. Only a profitable marriage will help her to return the high position lost by the Bart family as a result of his father’s bankruptcy – but over and over again Lily misses a favorable chance, shed either with a demon of self -destruction, or by the expectation of great love. And it was not without reason that she was compared with another victim of high society – Anna Karenina … In 2000, the novel was filmed by Terens Davis, the main roles were played by Gillian Anderson (agent Scully from “Secret Materials”) and Dan Aikroid.

Author
Warton Edith
Translator
Kalyavina Elena Yuryevna
Publisher
ABC, 2014
Series
ABC Premium