{"product_id":"penguin-vitae-series-5book-box-set-isbn-9781524705800","title":"Penguin Vitae Series 5-Book Box Set","description":"\u003cb\u003eA beautiful boxed set of the inaugural five Penguin Vitae titles\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF AIGA 50 BOOKS | 50 COVERS OF 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePenguin Classics launches a new hardcover series with five American\u003cbr\u003eclassics that are relevant and timeless in their power, and part of a dynamic\u003cbr\u003eand diverse landscape of classic fiction and nonfiction from almost seventy-five\u003cbr\u003eyears of classics publishing. Penguin Vitae provides readers with beautifully\u003cbr\u003edesigned classics that have shaped the course of their lives, and welcomes new\u003cbr\u003ereaders to discover these literary gifts of personal inspiration, intellectual\u003cbr\u003eengagement, and creative originality. This boxed set contains the inaugural five titles in the series: \u003ci\u003eThe Awakening and Selected Stories\u003c\/i\u003e by Kate Chopin, \u003ci\u003eBefore Night Falls\u003c\/i\u003e by Reinaldo Arenas, \u003ci\u003ePassing\u003c\/i\u003e by Nella Larsen, \u003ci\u003eSister Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e by Audre Lorde, and \u003ci\u003eThe Yellow Wall-Paper and Selected Writings\u003c\/i\u003e by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.\u003cb\u003eReinaldo Arenas\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Cuba in 1943. In 1980, he was one of 120,000 Cubans who arrived in the United States on the Mariel boatlift. Arenas settled in New York where he lived until his death from AIDS ten years later.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Chopin\u003c\/b\u003e (1851-1904) did not write until she was thirty-six years old. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eAt Fault\u003c\/i\u003e (1890), had difficulty finding a publisher, so she brought it out at her own expense. \u003ci\u003eThe Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e, now her best-known work, appeared in 1899.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlotte Perkins Gilman\u003c\/b\u003e (1860-1935) was born in New England, a descendant of the prominent and influential Beecher family. In 1892, she published the now-famous story \"The Yellow Wall-Paper.\" In 1898, her most famous nonfiction book, \u003ci\u003eWomen and Economics\u003c\/i\u003e, was published.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNella Larsen\u003c\/b\u003e, one of the most acclaimed and influential writers of the Harlem Renaissance, was born Nellie Walker on April 13, 1891, in Chicago. She began publishing stories in the mid-1920s and published her first novel, \u003ci\u003eQuicksand\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1928. \u003ci\u003ePassing\u003c\/i\u003e came out the following year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudre Lorde \u003c\/b\u003e(1934-1992) published nine volumes of poetry and five works of prose. She was a recipient of many distinguished honors and awards, including honorary doctorates from Hunter, Oberlin, and Haverford Colleges, and was named New York State Poet (1991-1993).","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299966046437,"sku":"NP9781524705800","price":133.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781524705800.jpg?v=1767734615","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/penguin-vitae-series-5book-box-set-isbn-9781524705800","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}