The Awakening and Selected Short Stories

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: Repro India Limited

Publication Date: Nov 01, 2021

Number of Pages: 208 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 9355220529

ISBN-13: 9789355220523