The Awakening and Selected Stories
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The Awakening shocked turn-of-the-century readers and reviewers with its treatment of sex and suicide. In a departure from literary convention, Kate Chopin failed to condemn her heroine's desire for an affair with the son of a Louisiana resort owner, whom she meets on vacation. The power of sensuality, the delusion of ecstatic love, and the solitude that accompanies the trappings of middl... More
Book Information
| Publisher | Peter Smith Publisher Inc |
| Binding | Hardcover (22 editions) |
| Reading Level | Uncategorized |
| # of Pages | N/A |
| ISBN-10 | 0844662291 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0844662299 |
| Publication Date | 03/1987 |
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About Sandra M. Gilbert (Author) : Sandra M. Gilbert is credited in children's books. A published credit of Sandra M. Gilbert is The Secret Garden.
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