the awakening and selected short fiction  -  kate chopin

with an introduction and notes by Rachel Adams

KORTE INHOUD

When it first appeared in 1899, Kate Chopin's The Awakening was greeted with cries and outrage. The novel's frank portrayal of a woman's emotional, intellectual and sexual awakening shocked the sensibilities of the time and destroyed the author's reputation and career. Many years passed before this short, pioneering work was recognozed as a major achievement in American literature.
Set in and around New Orleans, The Awakening tells the story of Edna Pontelleier, a young wife and mother, While on vacation, Ed...
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2003 Uitgever: Barnes & Noble Reeks: Barnes & Noble Classics 297 paginas Taal: Engels