The Awakening
and Selected Short Fiction
by Kate Chopin
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When it first appeared in 1899, Kate Chopin’s The Awakening was greeted with cries of outrage. The novel’s frank portrayal of a woman’s emotional, intellectual, and sexual awakening shocked the sensibilities of the time and destroyed the author’s reputation and career. Many years passed before this short, pioneering work was recognized as a major achievement in American literature.
Set in and around New Orleans, The Awakening tells the story of Edna Pontellier, a young wife and mother who, determined to control her own life, flouts convention by moving out of her husband’s house, having an adulterous affair, and becoming an artist.
Beautifully written, with sensuous imagery and vivid local descriptions, The Awakening has lost none of its power to provoke and inspire. Additionally, this edition includes thirteen of Kate Chopin’s magnificent short stories.
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short stories, miscegenation, Louisiana Creoles, quadroons, racism, impulse, responsibility, short story, freedom, selfhood, self-fulfillment, meaning of love, Modern Literature, American literature, feminist literature, feminist fiction, manners and customs, literary fiction, Fiction, Adultery in fiction, Women in fiction, Adultery, Women, Self-actualization (Psychology), Married women, Married women in fiction, Psychological fiction, Psychology, Classic Literature, Man-woman relationships, Social conditions, love stories, single author short stories, Criticism and interpretation, Literary Anthologies, Social life and customs, Manners and customs, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, short stories (single author), Fiction, psychological, New orleans (la.), fiction, Married people, fiction, Louisiana, fictionPeople
Armand Aubigny, Désirée, Madame Valmont, Sandrine, La Blanche, Mrs. Sommers, Louise Mallard, Brently Mallard, Josephine, Richards, Edna Pontellier, Léonce Pontellier, Etienne Pontellier, Raoul Pontellier, Madame Aline Lebrun, Robert Lebrun, Victor Lebrun, Mariequita, Adèle Ratignolle, Alphonse Ratignolle, Mademoiselle Reisz, Farival twins, Monsieur Farival, Beaudelet, Madame Antoine, Toni Antoine, Old Celestine, Ellen Joe, Doctor Mandelet, Alcée Arobin, Mrs. Highcamp, James Highcamp, Mrs. Merriman, Miss Mayblunt, Gouvernail, Madame PontellierPlaces
Louisiana, New Orleans, Grand Isle, Chênière Caminada, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, New York City, L’Abri, Mallard residenceTimes
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The Awakening and Selected Short Fiction (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Barnes & Noble Classics)
March 28, 2005, Barnes & Noble Classics
Paperback
in English
1593081138 9781593081133
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The Awakening: and Selected Short Fiction
2004, Barnes & Noble Classics
Hardcover
in English
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1593081588 9781593081584
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The Awakening: and Selected Short Fiction
2003, Barnes & Noble Classics
Paperback
in English
- First Printing (1)
1593080018 9781593080013
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Contains:
The Awakening
Emancipation: A Life Fable
A Shameful Affair
At the ‘Cadian Ball
Désirée’s Baby
A Gentleman of Bayou Têche
A Respectable Woman
The Story of an Hour
Athénaïse
A Pair of Silk Stockings
Elizabeth Stock’s One Story
The Storm
The Godmother
A Little Country Girl
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