The Awakening - (Signet Classics) by Kate Chopin (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Published in 1899, the short novel of feminist fiction is a sympathetic portrayal of a woman's discovery of the stifling bonds of her marriage and the strength of her own sexuality. Revised reissue.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>"Perhaps it is better to wake up after all, even to suffer, rather than to remain a dupe to illusions all one's life."</i> <p/>Kate Chopin was enjoying wide popularity as a writer, mainly of short stories, when her second novel, <i>The Awakening</i>, 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 <i>The Awakening</i> 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. <p/>Edited and with an Introduction by Barbara H. Solomon and with a New Afterword by Roxane Gay.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Flexible, iridescent style."--Willa Cather <p/>"As pertinent as any fiction this year or last. It is uncanny, nothing else."--<i>The New York Times</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Kate Chopin (1850-1904) was born in St. Louis. She moved to Louisiana where she wrote two novels and numerous stories. Because <b>The Awakening</b> 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.
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