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The Awakening

ISBN-13: 9781935554127

Contributor(s): Kate Chopin

Subjects: Classic Fiction (Pre 1945)

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP

Publisher Imprint: Melville House Publishing

Publication Date: 16-09-2010

Format: Paperback

Availability: In stock

£8.99

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About the book

Condemned as sordid and immoral on its first publication in 1899, this story of a woman trapped in her marriage effectively ended Chopin's career but was revived as a proto-feminist classic in the 1970s. It is one of the earliest American novels to focus on women's issues without condescension, blending a realistic narrative, incisive social commentary and psychological complexity and is arguably a precursor to Hemingway and Faulkner, whilst echoing the works of Edith Wharton and Henry James.

The Awakening

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