| The Awakening Main - Canons Edition Contributor(s): Chopin, Kate (Author), Kingsolver, Barbara (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 178211713X ISBN-13: 9781782117131 Publisher: Canongate Books OUR PRICE: $9.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2015463333 |
| Series: Canons |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.40 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 15836 Reading Level: 8.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Over one long, languid summer Edna Pontellier, fettered by marriage and motherhood, becomes acquainted with Robert Lebrun. As the days shorten and the temperature drops Edna succumbs to Robert's devotion. But as her desire grows so too does her discontentment - with the role society has forced her to play and with the bonds that hold her fast - and her world begins to unravel with devastating consequences . . . The Awakening is widely regarded as one of the forerunners of feminist literature alongside Tolstoy's Anna Karenina and Flaubert's Madame Bovary. First published in the United States in 1899, this radical novel sent shockwaves through American society and continues to speak to readers over a hundred years later. This tender, brilliant, and seductive novel is as beautifully written as it is politically engaging. |
Contributor Bio(s): Chopin, Kate: - Kate Chopin, born Katherine O'Flaherty in 1850, was one of the most individual and adventurous of nineteenth-century American writers, whose fiction explored new and often startling territory. She is the author of two novels, The Awakening and My Fault, and several short stories. |