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First published in 1899, this beautiful, brief novel so disturbed critics and the public that it was banished for decades afterward. Now widely read and admired, "The Awakening" has been hailed as an early vision of woman's emancipation. This sensuous book tells of a woman's abandonment of her family, her seduction, and her awakening to desires and passions that threated to consumer her. Originally entitled "A Solitary Soul, " this portrait of twenty-eight-year-old Edna Pontellier is a landmark in American fiction, rooted firmly in the romantic tradition of Herman Melville and Emily Dickinson. Here, a woman in search of self-discovery turns away from convention and society, and toward the primal, irresistibly attracted to nature and the senses. "The Awakening," Kate Chopin's last novel, has been praised by Edmund Wilson as "beautifully written." And Willa Cather described its style as "exquisite, " "sensitive, " and "iridescent." This edition of "The Awakening" also includes a selection of short stories by Kate Chopin.
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impulse, responsibility, short story, short stories, miscegenation, Louisiana Creoles, quadroons, racism, Social life and customs, Fiction, Modern Literature, American literature, feminist literature, feminist fiction, manners and customs, literary fiction, Adultery in fiction, Women in fiction, Adultery, Women, Self-actualization (Psychology), Married women, Married women in fiction, Psychological fiction, Psychology, Classic Literature, Man-woman relationships, Social conditions, Criticism and interpretation, Literary Anthologies, social life & customs, Juvenile audience, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, psychological, Louisiana, fiction, Married people, fiction, Psychological, New orleans (la.), fiction, Fiction, short stories (single author)People
Mrs. Sommers, Armand Aubigny, Désirée, Madame Valmont, Sandrine, La Blanche, Jacqueline, French, P’tit Maître, Old Mis', Cheri, Doctor Bonfils, Tante, Chéri’s mother, Edna Pontellier, Léonce Pontellier, Etienne Pontellier, Raoul Pontellier, Madame Aline Lebrun, Robert Lebrun, Victor Lebrun, Mariequita, Adèle Ratignolle, Alphonse Ratignolle, Mademoiselle Reisz, Farival twins, Monsieur Farival, Beaudelet, Madame Antoine, Toni Antoine, Old Celestine, Ellen Joe, Doctor Mandelet, Alcée Arobin, Mrs. Highcamp, James Highcamp, Mrs. Merriman, Miss Mayblunt, Gouvernail, Madame PontellierPlaces
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19th century, Antebellum eraShowing 11 featured editions. View all 198 editions?
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The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories
2023-03-05, Project Gutenberg/Microsoft
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The Awakening
2017, Amazon Classics, Amazonclassics, AmazonClassics
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The Awakening and Other Short Stories
2016, Eternal Books
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The Awakening: and Selected Short Stories
2015, Mockingbird Classics
paperback
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The Awakening and Selected Short Stories
2013, Simon & Brown
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1613824335 9781613824337
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The Awakening and Selected Short Stories
2011-05-25, Emero Publishing
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1486145051 9781486145058
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The Awakening and Selected Short Stories
2009-08-27, Book Jungle
paperback
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1438511787 9781438511788
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The Awakening & Other Short Stories
2008, ICON Classics
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The Awakening and Selected Short Stories
1992-08, Bantam Books
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in English
- Bantam reissue (17)
055321330X 9780553213300
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The Awakening and Selected Short Stories
1992-08, Econo-Clad Books
school & library binding
in English
- Bantam reissue (30)
0808509535 9780808509530
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Contains:
The Awakening
Beyond the Bayou
Ma'ame Pelagie
Desiree's Baby
A Respectable Woman
The Kiss
A Pair of Silk Stockings
The Locket
A Reflection
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