Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Edith Wharton
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 25, 2023
1. Edith Wharton Marker
Dans cet immeuble vécut de 1910 à 1920
EDITH WHARTON
Romancière américaine
1862 - 1937
Elle fut le premier écrivain des Etats-Unis à s'expatrier en France, par amour pour ce pays et sa littérature.
“My years of Paris life were spent entirely in the rue de Varenne - rich years, crowded and happy years. “
Les années de ma vie parisienne, je les ai entièrement passées rue de Varenne-des années fructueuses, bien remplies, des années heureuses."
Proche de Henry James, l'oeuvre d'Edith Wharton met en scène, d'un trait à la fois délicat et mordant, la bonne société dont elle est issue.
In this building from 1910 to 1920 lived the American novelist Edith Wharton (1862-1937). She was the first writer from the United States to emigrate to France, out of love for this country and its literature.
“My years of Paris life were spent entirely in the rue de Varenne - rich years, crowded and happy years. “
“The years of my Parisian life, I spent them entirely in the rue de Varenne - fruitful, busy years, happy
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Similar to Henry James, Edith Wharton's work depicts, with a delicate yet biting touch, the high society from which she came.
Erected by Association la Mémoire des Lieux.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Women.
Location. 48° 51.269′ N, 2° 19.299′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin. It is on Rue de Varenne, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 53 Rue de Varenne, Paris, Île-de-France 75007, France. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony and also the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Virginie Heriot (a few steps from this marker); Pierre Janet (1859-1947) (a few steps from this marker); Elsa Triolet and Louise Aragon (within shouting distance of this marker); Hôtel de Gallifet (within shouting distance of this marker); Hôtel de Matignon (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hôtel de Castries (about 180 meters away); Robert and Etienne Pelletier (about 180 meters away); Romain Gary (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
Also see . . .
1. Edith Wharton (Wikipedia).
Overview: Edith Wharton (born Edith(Submitted on August 5, 2023.)Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American writer and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper-class New York "aristocracy" to portray realistically the lives and morals of the Gilded Age. In 1921, she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, for her novel The Age of Innocence. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1996. Among her other well known works are The House of Mirth, the novella Ethan Frome, and several notable ghost stories.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 25, 20232. Edith Wharton Marker - wide view
2. Edith Wharton - the American novelist who joined France's WWI effort (RFI, Jan. 20, 2011).
Introduction: The streets just east of the historic Les Invalides military hospital in Paris’s seventh arrondissement have an air of distinguished calm. But when France went to war in 1914, one resident of the rue de Varenne was not prepared to watch from her drawing room.(Submitted on August 5, 2023.)
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 25, 2023
3. Edith Wharton Marker - wider view
Courtesy of the New York Public Library, 1902
4. Edith Wharton
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 225 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 5, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
