A Pair of Silk Stockings and Other Stories (Thrift Editions) - Softcover

Chopin, Kate

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486292649 ISBN 13: 9780486292649

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc, 2000

Synopsis

Written with grace, delicate humor and a keen understanding of the female psyche are 9 portraits of black and white inhabitants of Louisiana's bayou and urban areas. Includes "A Night in Acadie," "A Respectable Woman," "The Dream of an Hour," and the title story. A masterful collection of Chopin's short stories.

About this title

About the Author:

A precursor of the 20th century's feminist authors, Kate Chopin (1850–1904) wrote short stories and novels for children and adults. The St. Louis native lived in New Orleans for a dozen years and set most of her tales amid Louisiana's Creole culture. Many of her stories were well ahead of their time, and she achieved widespread acclaim only after her death.

From the Inside Flap:

Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.

Kate Chopin (1850-1904). The Awakening and Selected Stories and At Fault are available in Penguin Classics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0486292649
• ISBN 13: 9780486292649
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64