{"product_id":"the-awakening-and-selected-stories-of-kate-chopin-isbn-9780451524485","title":"The Awakening and Selected Stories of Kate Chopin","description":"\u003ci\u003e“Perhaps it is better to wake up after all, even to suffer, rather than to remain a dupe to illusions all one’s life.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Kate Chopin was enjoying wide popularity as a writer, mainly of short stories, when her second novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e, was published to widespread criticism of its immorality. A wake-up call to women all over the country, this landmark novel of early American feminism tells of a Louisiana wife who discovers the strength of her own sexuality and tries to wrench it from the hands of a patriarchal society. And just as Edna Pontellier is ostracized for trying to master her own sexual fate, so did Chopin’s reputation suffer after she wrote this book. Today \u003ci\u003eThe Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e is considered a masterpiece and, along with Chopin’s short stories, has set a standard for younger generations of women who have learned to value their independence and authenticity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Edited and with an Introduction by Barbara H. SolomonEdited and with an Introduction by Barbara H. Solomon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eA Note on the Text\u003cbr\u003eChronology\u003cbr\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Awakening\u003cbr\u003eWiser Than a God\u003cbr\u003eA Point at Issue!\u003cbr\u003eA Shameful Affair\u003cbr\u003eMiss McEnders\u003cbr\u003eAt the 'Cadian Ball\u003cbr\u003eDésirée's Baby\u003cbr\u003eMadame Celestin's Divorce\u003cbr\u003eA Lady of Bayou St. John\u003cbr\u003eLa Belle Zoraïde\u003cbr\u003eA Respectable Woman\u003cbr\u003eThe Story of an Hour\u003cbr\u003eRegret\u003cbr\u003eThe Kiss\u003cbr\u003eAthénïse\u003cbr\u003eA Pair of Silk Stockings\u003cbr\u003eThe Storm\u003cbr\u003eCharlie\u003c\/p\u003e“Flexible, iridescent style.”—Willa Cather\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“As pertinent as any fiction this year or last. It is uncanny, nothing else.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003eKate Chopin (1850–1904) was born in St. Louis. She moved to Louisiana where she wrote two novels and numerous stories. Because \u003cb\u003eThe Awakening\u003c\/b\u003e was widely condemned, publication of Chopin’s third story collection was cancelled. The Awakening was rediscovered by scholars in the 1960s and 1970s and is her best-known work.","brand":"Signet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300253946085,"sku":"NP9780451524485","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780451524485.jpg?v=1767738240","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-awakening-and-selected-stories-of-kate-chopin-isbn-9780451524485","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}