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The awakening, and selected short stories / by Kate Chopin ; with an introduction by Marilynne Robinson.
Loaned to Another Library PS1294.C63 A6 1992b
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chopin, Kate, 1850-1904.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Adultery--Fiction.
- Adultery.
- Women.
- Social conditions.
- Louisiana--New Orleans.
- Women--Louisiana--New Orleans--Social conditions--Fiction.
- Self-actualization (Psychology)--Fiction.
- Self-actualization (Psychology).
- New Orleans (La.)--Fiction.
- New Orleans (La.).
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 211 pages ; 39 cm
- Edition:
- Bantam classic edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Bantam Books, 1992.
- Summary:
- /Kate Chopin Here is the story of Edna Pontellier, a young wife and mother. Edna experiences the first pangs of passion and desire--an awakening so intense that Edna compromises herself--changing her life forever. Chopin's portrayal of a woman's quest for free
- Contents:
- The awakening
- Beyond the Bayou
- Maáme Pélagle
- Désirée's baby
- A respectable woman
- The kiss
- A pair of silk stockings
- The locket
- A reflection.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-211).
- ISBN:
- 055321330X
- OCLC:
- 45266186
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