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What was the name of the novel that Edith Wharton wrote which later won the Pulitzer Prize?
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Edith Wharton wrote a number of novels during her lifetime. Edith Wharton won the Pulitzer Prize in 1921 for her novel 'The Age of Innocence'. She was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize.
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