The Awakening: And Selected Short Stories - 9781542563833

The story of this 1899 novel takes place in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf coast at the end of the 19th century. The plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle between her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century American South. It is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women's issues without condescension. It is also widely seen as a landmark work of early feminism, generating a mixed reaction from contemporary readers and critics.

• | Author: Kate Chopin
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Jan 15, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 176 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1542563836
• | ISBN-13: 9781542563833