Edith Newbold Jones Wharton was a prominent figure in American literature and renowned for her works of fiction such as The Age of Innocence, The House of Mirth, and Ethan Frome. She was a writer, novelist, and playwright, and her works often depicted the lives of the upper-class society of America. Synonyms for her name can include a literary icon, a trailblazer of her time, a prolific writer, a master storyteller, and a literary masterpiece. Her works were realistic and captured the complexity of human nature, and her writing style was elegant and sophisticated. She was a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for her novel The Age of Innocence and was the first woman to win the literary award.