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A Son at the Front (Paperback)
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A Son at the Front (Paperback)
Series: Oxford World's Classics
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'The war went on; life went on; Paris went on.' In A Son at the
Front, her only novel dealing with World War I, Edith Wharton
offers a vivid portrait of American expatriate life in Paris, as
well as a gripping portrayal of a complex modern family. The
painter John Campton is divorced from the mother of his son,
George, and although Julia's second husband, Anderson Brant, a
wealthy banker, has been a devoted stepfather to George, Campton
resents his presence in George's life. This family drama is
ruptured by the outbreak of fighting, which requires George, born
in France, to report for military service despite his parents'
belief that he should be exempted. Reflecting Wharton's own
experiences, A Son at the Front documents the shock of the outbreak
of war, the early hope of a quick victory for the Allies, the
terrible human cost of the war, and the relief when, belatedly, the
United States enters the conflict. The novel's tone reflects the
realities of life in Paris, and the profound disillusionment of the
post-war period, standing as not only an important part of
Wharton's oeuvre, but a landmark in the literature of the First
World War.
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