The Awakening and Selected Stories
$22.71
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
9 May 2023
Summary
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.
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 i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593468791 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593468791 |
| Author: | Kate Chopin |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 9 May 2023 |
| Weight: | 274g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 133mm x 204mm |
| Series: | Vintage Classics |
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“A Creole Bovary is this little novel of Miss Chopin’s.” –Willa Cather
“A Creole Bovary is this little novel of Miss Chopin’s.”
–Willa Cather
Kate Chopin
KATE CHOPIN (1851-1904)
Kate Chopin published her first novel, At Fault, at her own expense in 1890. This was followed by two critically acclaimed short story collections: Bayou Folk (1894) and A Night in Acadie (1897). Her novel The Awakening, published in 1899, was met with widespread disapproval, leading to the cancellation of her next book contract. Despite this initial backlash, her literary talent gained significant recognition within a decade of her death at the age of fifty-four.
ABOUT THE INTRODUCER: JANE SMILEY
Jane Smiley is a prolific author, known for her novels such as A Thousand Acres, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and the Last Hundred Years Trilogy, comprising Some Luck, Early Warning, and Golden Age. Her recent works include Perestroika in Paris and A Dangerous Business. Smiley is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and has been honored with the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature.
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