{"product_id":"the-awakening-and-selected-stories-of-kate-chopin-9780451524485","title":"The Awakening: And Selected Stories of Kate Chopin","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"Perhaps it is better to wake up after all, even to suffer, rather than to remain a dupe to illusions all one's life.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kate Chopin was enjoying wide popularity as a writer, mainly of short stories, when her second novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e, was published to widespread criticism of its immorality. A wake-up call to women all over the country, this landmark novel of early American feminism tells of a Louisiana wife who discovers the strength of her own sexuality and tries to wrench it from the hands of a patriarchal society. And just as Edna Pontellier is ostracized for trying to master her own sexual fate, so did Chopin's reputation suffer after she wrote this book. Today \u003ci\u003eThe Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e is considered a masterpiece and, along with Chopin's short stories, has set a standard for younger generations of women who have learned to value their independence and authenticity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Edited and with an Introduction by Barbara H. Solomon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Chopin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Signet Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.88h x 4.22w x 0.96d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451524485\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e15836 \/ Awakening\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKate Chopin (1850-1904) was born in St. Louis. She moved to Louisiana where she wrote two novels and numerous stories. Because \u003cb\u003eThe Awakening\u003c\/b\u003e was widely condemned, publication of Chopin's third story collection was cancelled. The Awakening was rediscovered by scholars in the 1960s and 1970s and is her best-known work.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Kate Chopin \/ Mass Market Paperbound \/ English","offer_id":48449346404509,"sku":"9780451524485","price":7.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_1afa7725-46c3-493f-8358-a401a6492eaa.jpg?v=1781632639","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-awakening-and-selected-stories-of-kate-chopin-9780451524485","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}