The Awakening [electronic resource]
Kate Chopin2014
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'Introducing this release of The Awakening has given me an opportunity to
re-experience one of my life's important books . . . I still marvel at Chopin's
realism, her impatience with conventional trappings, her arresting honesty'
BARBARA KINGSOLVER 'Incisive, brilliant and haunting' MAGGIE O'FARRELL 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 ...
Main title:
The Awakening [electronic resource] / Kate Chopin
Author:
Kate Chopin, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Canongate Books, 2014
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (240.0 pages)
Series title:
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781782114307
Language:
English
BRN:
438771
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |