A married woman at a Louisiana seaside resort discovers, almost against her will, that she wants more than the life assigned to her — and refuses to pretend otherwise. When The Awakening appeared in 1899, its frank portrait of a woman's desire and self-determination scandalized readers and nearly ended Chopin's career; a century later, it's recognized as one of the first great feminist novels in American fiction. Paired here with her finest short stories, sharp, sensory, and decades ahead of their time.
The Awakening & Other Short Stories : Kate Chopin's groundbreaking novel of a woman's self-discovery
Écrit par Kate Chopin
