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The Awakening

Author
Kate Chopin
Series
World Classics
Language
English
Length
166 pages
ISBN
9781909904163
Published
15 September 2012
Imprint
Sovereign
  • self-discovery
  • independence
  • societal norms
  • freedom
  • identity
  • 19th-century
  • New Orleans
  • womanhood
  • passion
  • transformation

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Set in New Orleans, the story follows Edna Pontellier and her struggle to reconcile her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood. It is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women's issues. The novel's blend of realistic narrative, incisive social commentary, and psychological complexity makes The Awakening a precursor of American modernism.

Author

Kate Chopin was an American nineteenth-century writer, who is best known for her literary works featuring themes of women’s emancipation and the search for individual identity. Characterized by the use of naturalistic language, her writings explore the hidden depths of female experience in a patriarchal society.

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