{"product_id":"the-awakening-and-selected-stories-9780142437322","title":"The Awakening and Selected Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eKate Chopin's groundbreaking depiction of a woman who dares to defy the expectations of society in the pursuit of her desire\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen \u003ci\u003eThe Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in 1899, charges of sordidness and immorality seemed to consign it into obscurity and irreparably damage its author's reputation. But a century after her death, it is widely regarded as Kate Chopin's great achievement. Through careful, subtle changes of style, Chopin shows the transformation of Edna Pontellier, a young wife and mother, who - with tragic consequences - refuses to be caged by married and domestic life, and claims for herself moral and erotic freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Chopin\u003c\/b\u003e (1851-1904) did not write until she was thirty-six years old. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eAt Fault\u003c\/i\u003e (1890), had difficulty finding a publisher, so she brought it out at her own expense. From her many stories, she culled two well-reviewed collections: \u003ci\u003eBayou Folk\u003c\/i\u003e in 1894 and \u003ci\u003eA Night in Acadie\u003c\/i\u003e in 1897. \u003ci\u003eThe Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e, now her best-known work, appeared in 1899. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaire Vaye Watkins\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eBattleborn\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGold Fame Citrus\u003c\/i\u003e. Her stories and essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. A Guggenheim Fellow, one of the National Book Foundation's \"5 Under 35\" and \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e's \"Best Young American Novelists,\" Claire is the director and co-founder of the Mojave School, a festival of art and literature in the Mojave Desert.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50697039380754,"sku":"9780142437322","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9f84d625-96cb-44f1-b1e9-dbd0592e10d8.jpg?v=1737301324","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-awakening-and-selected-stories-9780142437322","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}