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The Awakening and Selected Stories
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Awakening and Selected Stories
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Kate Chopin
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Series edited by Dr. Keith Carabine
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Introduction by Stefania Ciocia
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| Series | Wordsworth Classics |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:544 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Classic fiction (pre c 1945) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781840225846
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| Classifications | Dewey:813.4 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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| Imprint |
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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| Publication Date |
10 September 2015 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This is the first paperback edition to bring out in one volume Kate Chopin's extraordinary novel The Awakening (1899), along with the complete text of her two collections of short stories, Bayou Folk (1894) and A Night in Acadie (1897), and twelve uncollected tales. The Awakening is a strikingly modern, evocative story of self-discovery and female emancipation, set in the sensuous environment of Southern Louisiana, where the young Edna Pontellier reclaims her own individuality, refusing to be defined by her roles of wife and mother. Chopin's stories are brilliantly observed, compassionate and often humorous, alert to the foibles, weaknesses and small triumphs of her characters. Overshadowed by the relatively recent fame of The Awakening, they contain some of the best work of this remarkably original author.
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