The Awakening and Selected Short Stories (Bantam Classics)

The Awakening and Selected Short Stories (Bantam Classics)
- Novel
- Short Story Collection
- Chopin
- Classic
First published in 1899, this beautiful, briefÂ Â novel so disturbed critics and the public that itÂ Â was banished for decades afterward. Now widely readÂ Â and admired, The Awakening hasÂ Â been hailed as an early vision of woman'sÂ Â emancipation. This sensuous book tells of a woman'sÂ Â abandonment of her family, her seduction, and herÂ Â awakening to desires and passions that threated toÂ Â consumer her. Originally entitled "A SolitaryÂ Â Soul," this portrait of twenty-eight-year-oldÂ Â Edna Pontellier is a landmark in American fiction,Â Â rooted firmly in the romantic tradition of HermanÂ Â Melville and Emily Dickinson. Here, a woman inÂ Â search of self-discovery turns away from convention andÂ Â society, and toward the primal, from conventionÂ Â and society, and toward the primal, irresistiblyÂ Â attracted to nature and the sensesTheÂ Â Awakening, Kate Chopin's last novel, has beenÂ Â praised by Edmund Wilson as "beautifullyÂ Â written." And Willa Cather described its style asÂ Â "exquisite," "sensitive," andÂ Â "iridescent." This edition of TheÂ Â Awakening also includes a selection ofÂ Â short stories by Kate Chopin.

"This seems to me aÂ Â higher order of feminism than repeating the storyÂ Â of woman as victim... Kate Chopin gives her femaleÂ Â protagonist the central role, normally reservedÂ Â for Man, in a meditation on identity and culture,Â Â consciousness and art." -- From theÂ Â introduction by Marilynne Robinson.

Country	USA
Brand	Bantam Classics
Manufacturer	Bantam Classics
Binding	Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber	FLPK9780553213300
Model	FLPK9780553213300
Color	Grey
IsAdultProduct	1
ReleaseDate	1985-04-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780553213300

The Awakening and Selected Short Stories (Bantam Classics)

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