The Age of Innocence
American novelist, 1862–1937. Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1921.
The Age of Innocence is a 1920 novel by Edith Wharton. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1921.
On 4 of the 15 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Edith Wharton
- First published
- 1920
- Length
- 336 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner, 1921
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Class and society, Love story
Is The Age of Innocence worth reading?
4 of the 15 best-of lists it could have made include it, among them the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library, 1998) | No. 58 | See the list |
| Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (winners and finalists) (Columbia University, 1921) | Winner | See the list |
| The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian, 2026) | No. 38 | See the list |
| The 100 best novels written in English (The Guardian / Observer, 2015) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of The Age of Innocence
The edition we link to is the William Collins paperback (2010), 336 pages.
- Publisher
- William Collins (paperback, 2010)
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN
- 9780007368648
How critics, prizes and readers rate The Age of Innocence
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 100% of the points available on prize lists, against 31% on critics' lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like The Age of Innocence
If you liked The Age of Innocence, try The House of Mirth, Rebecca or A Room with a View.
