The Awakening A Novel |
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Author:
| Chopin, Kate |
Introduction by:
| Machado, Carmen Maria |
Series title: | Modern Library Torchbearers Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-9848-5436-0 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2019 |
Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group
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Imprint: | Modern Library |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $9.00 |
Book Description:
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The Awakening shocked turn-of-the-century readers and reviewers with its treatment of sex and suicide. In a departure from literary convention, Kate Chopin failed to condemn her heroine's desire for an affair with the son of a Louisiana resort owner, whom she meets on vacation. The power of sensuality, the delusion of ecstatic love, and the solitude that accompanies the trappings of middle- and upper-class convention are themes of this now-classic novel.
The Awakening shocked turn-of-the-century readers and reviewers with its treatment of sex and suicide. In a departure from literary convention, Kate Chopin failed to condemn her heroine's desire for an affair with the son of a Louisiana resort owner, whom she meets on vacation. The power of sensuality, the delusion of ecstatic love, and the solitude that accompanies the trappings of middle- and upper-class convention are themes of this now-classic novel.