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Synopsis
Kate Chopin's The Awakening is the story of a young woman living comfortably in New Orleans, with her husband and sons, who finds it difficult to accept the social straight jacket in which she senses herself entrapped. She fights back, with unpredictable consequences. Infamous in its time, The Awakening is a radical work of fiction about every woman's freedom and independence.
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Review
'Kate Chopin is a pioneer in the treatment of sexuality in American literature, discussing realistically, metaphorically and symbolically woman's desire to become a person in her own right, and the vexed question of the relationship between sex and love' The Sunday Times
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Kate Chopin's classic, an American Anna Karenina, introduced by Barbara Kingsolver
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The Awakening
Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The Awakening is the story of Edna Pontellier, an attractive young wife and the mother of two sons living in the Creole south in the late 19th century. Edna feels herself trapped in a marriage where she is unable to express her passionate sensuality and as a result explores a spiritual and sexual awakening through an affair with a younger man during one summer while her husband is away. Liberated by this experience she sends her children away and is determined to live a more independent and self-determined life. This behavior would lead to her downfall as it was not seen favorably by the members of her conservative 19th century southern community. The Awakening is a landmark modernist work which illustrates the confines of late 19th century America for women and the beginning of an era of changing social attitudes towards their role in society. The liberal portrayal of Edna in The Awakening was meet with great criticism when it was first published and essentially ended Chopin's literary career. The reaction to its publication is indicative of the social attitude towards increasing freedom for women during this era. At the same time the novel was a harbinger of the greater independence that was soon to come for women in America. This edition also contains a collection of seventeen of Chopin's most popular short stories and is printed on premium acid-free paper. Seller Inventory # CIN0760705909VG
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The Awakening
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Hardback. Condition: Good. The Awakening is the story of Edna Pontellier, an attractive young wife and the mother of two sons living in the Creole south in the late 19th century. Edna feels herself trapped in a marriage where she is unable to express her passionate sensuality and as a result explores a spiritual and sexual awakening through an affair with a younger man during one summer while her husband is away. Liberated by this experience she sends her children away and is determined to live a more independent and self-determined life. This behavior would lead to her downfall as it was not seen favorably by the members of her conservative 19th century southern community. The Awakening is a landmark modernist work which illustrates the confines of late 19th century America for women and the beginning of an era of changing social attitudes towards their role in society. The liberal portrayal of Edna in The Awakening was meet with great criticism when it was first published and essentially ended Chopin's literary career. The reaction to its publication is indicative of the social attitude towards increasing freedom for women during this era. At the same time the novel was a harbinger of the greater independence that was soon to come for women in America. This edition also contains a collection of seventeen of Chopin's most popular short stories and is printed on premium acid-free paper. Seller Inventory # 00100225591
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Condition: Good. 1st Edition, Deluxe Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 17740360-6
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