The Awakening and Other Stories - Softcover

Kate Chopin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0679783334 ISBN 13: 9780679783336

Publisher: Random House Inc, 2001

Synopsis

Since 1917 The Modern Library prides itself as The modern Library of the world s Best Books . Its paperback series feature treasured classics, major translations of great works, and rediscoveries of keen literary and historical merit.. Featuring introductions by leading writers, stunning translations, scholarly endnotes and reading group guides. Production values emphasize superior quality and readability. Competitive prices, coupled with exciting cover design make these an ideal gift to be cherished by the avid reader. 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."

About this title

Review:

A Creole Bovary is this little novel of Miss Chopin's --Willa Cather

Book Description:

As heard on Radio 4, a new, elegant edition of The Awakening, introduced by Barbara Kingsolver

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0679783334
• ISBN 13: 9780679783336
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448