Author

Publication

1981-10-01 - Bantam Books, Toronto

Language

English

Word Count

64,057 words, Calculated

Page Count

211 pages

Physical Format

Mass Market Paperback

Identifiers

  • Internet Archiveawakening00kate
  • ISBN-100553211676
  • ISBN-139780553211672
  • GoogleRRud_J3xkdMC
  • Goodreads6261125
and 3 more
  • Better World BooksW6-BDS-172
  • Better World BooksP7-AUE-147
  • Open LibraryOL7820352M

Alternate Titles

  • The Awakening

Description

Contains: [The Awakening][1] [Beyond the Bayou][2] Ma'ame Pelagie [Desiree's Baby][3] A Respectable Woman The Kiss [A Pair of Silk Stockings][4] The Locket A Reflection [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15841605W/The_Awakening [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14943640W [3]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20078777W [4]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20078930W

Description

On a sunbaked Creole isle, Edna Pontellier, twenty-eight-year-old wife and mother, experiences the first pangs of passion and desire--an awakening so intense that Edna promises herself it is only the beginning. Far too bold and candid for its time, THE AWAKENING (1899) sparked a vicious national scandal that plagued Kate Chopin for the rest of her life. Richly evocative and sensuous, Chopin's portrayal of a woman who resisted authority in her quest for freedom is now regarded as a landmark in American fiction. --back cover

First Sentence

A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over: "Allez vous-en! Allez vous-en! Sapristi! That's all right!"

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  • The Awakening and Selected Short StoriesMass Market PaperbackBantam Books1981-10-01
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