kate chopin the awakening and other stories

Kate Chopin's famous novella is recognised as a landmark work of early feminist fiction and is published in this volume with a selection of her short stories.Įdited and introduced by Dr J.

Kate Chopin was one of the most individual and adventurous of. Kate Chopin is the only American to have two literary works listed among the 50 most-often-assigned items. Robert eventually returns to declare his love for Edna only to abandon her again with tragic consequences. SKU 9780199536948 / Chopin, Kate / Awakening And Other Stories (Oxford WorldS Classics) /. Kate Chopin’s The Awakening is listed as the fifth most-often-assigned American novel (after The Great Gatsby, Beloved, Their Eyes Were Watching God, and Invisible Man). On her return to New Orleans, Edna, overwhelmed by her desire for freedom, moves out of the family home to her own rented property. But Robert, convinced that their relationship is doomed, flees to Mexico. There, she is pursued by and falls in love with the passionate and earnest, Robert Lebrun.

Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.Įdna Pontellier is on holiday with her husband and children at Grand Isle, on the Louisiana Gulf Coast. She upset many nineteenth century expectations for women and their supposed roles. Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Kate Chopin’s The Awakening was a bold piece of fiction in its time, and protagonist Edna Pontellier was a controversial character.

Kate chopin the awakening and other stories