The Awakening & Other Short Stories - 9781974429226

The Awakening shocked turn-of-the-century readers with its forthright treatment of sex and suicide. Departing from literary convention, Kate Chopin failed to condemn her heroine's desire for an affair with the son of a Louisiana resort owner, whom she meets on vacation. The power of sensuality, the delusion of ecstatic love, and the solitude that accompanies the trappings of middle- and upper-class life are the themes of this now-classic novel. As Kaye Gibbons points out in her Introduction, Chopin "was writing American realism before most Americans could bear to hear that they were living it.

Author: Kate Chopin

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Aug 10, 2017

Number of Pages: 208 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1974429229

ISBN-13: 9781974429226