The Awakening (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

The Awakening (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) - Hardcover

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The Awakening (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) - Hardcover

The Awakening (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) - Hardcover

by Kate Chopin
$57.53
$57.53

Book Overview

by Kate Chopin (Author)

Edna Pontellier struggles with her role as a housewife, and yearns for social freedom. Her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood fuel her desires and passion, despite the prevailing social attitudes of the South. On a quest of self discovery, Edna flees her domestic role in search of love and spiritual freedom in a world that isn't ready for her.

The Awakening is one of the earliest novels that focuses on women's issues without condescension. The novel was particularly controversial upon publication because Chopin didn't condemn Edna's desire for an affair. Instead, Chopin focused on human behaviour and the complexities of social structures while exploring the banalities of everyday life and the consequences of social norms.

This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.

Number of Pages: 136
Dimensions: 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: February 16, 2021
ISBN9781774762547
Author Kate Chopin
PublisherRoyal Classics
GenreLiterature
FormatHardcover
PublishedFebruary 2021
LanguageENG- English
Pages136
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Kate Chopin

Kate Chopin was born as Katherine O'Flaherty in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1850, the daughter of an Irish immigrant father and French-Canadian mother. At age 20, she married Oscar Chopin and moved to New Orleans. With five sons and a daughter born in quick succession, Chopin tried to keep the family's cotton brokerage business afloat after her husband's death in 1882, but a few years later moved back to St. Louis to live with her mother. After losing her mother the following year, a family friend suggested that she write to deal with her sorrow. In 1890, at age 40, she published her first novel, At Fault, and her short stories appeared in major magazines throughout the 1890s. In 1899, The Awakening was published-a novel now considered one of the earliest feminist works. Chopin passed away in 1904 at age 54.

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