An American modern woman writer, Edith Wharton(1862-1937) occupies an important position in realism of the late 19th and early 20th century.

• 美国现代女作家伊迪丝·华顿是19世纪末20世纪初现实主义文学的代表人物之一，同时也是一个在批评界多次引起争论的作家。