The Awakening and Selected Stories

Kate Chopin

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Alfred A Knopf
09 May 2023

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

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A Vintage Classics edition of a feminist literary landmark- the daring story of a woman's search for personal freedom that was so controversial in 1899 that it ended its author's career.

With an effortless, sure-handed artistry, Kate Chopin tells the story of Edna Pontellier, a young mother and model wife, whose romantic involvement with a young man during a vacation at a seaside resort allows her for the first time to imagine a freer life. Upon her return to New Orleans, Edna leaves her husband's home for her own cottage, pursues her artistic ambitions, and begins an affair, only to discover that the constraints of social custom are more powerful than she had thought.

Contemporary readers were shocked by the frank, unapologetic treatment of adultery in The Awakening, but over the ensuing century the novel went on to achieve the status of a classic for its visionary prescience and narrative brilliance.

By: Kate Chopin
Imprint: Alfred A Knopf
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 311g
ISBN: 9780593468791
ISBN 10: 0593468791
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 09 May 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kate Chopin (1851-1904) brought out her first novel, At Fault, at her own expense in 1890. It was followed by two well-reviewed collections of her short stories- Bayou Folk in 1894 and A Night in Acadie in 1897. The Awakening appeared in 1899 to an explosion of disapproving reviews and the cancellation of her next book contract. However, within a decade of her early death at the age of fifty-four, her literary genius began to be widely recognized.