{"product_id":"the-awakening-and-selected-stories-of-kate-chopin-9780451524485","title":"The Awakening: And Selected Stories of Kate Chopin","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"Perhaps it is better to wake up after all, even to suffer, rather than to remain a dupe to illusions all one's life.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kate Chopin was enjoying wide popularity as a writer, mainly of short stories, when her second novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e, was published to widespread criticism of its immorality. A wake-up call to women all over the country, this landmark novel of early American feminism tells of a Louisiana wife who discovers the strength of her own sexuality and tries to wrench it from the hands of a patriarchal society. And just as Edna Pontellier is ostracized for trying to master her own sexual fate, so did Chopin's reputation suffer after she wrote this book. Today \u003ci\u003eThe Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e is considered a masterpiece and, along with Chopin's short stories, has set a standard for younger generations of women who have learned to value their independence and authenticity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Edited and with an Introduction by Barbara H. Solomon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKate Chopin (1850-1904) was born in St. Louis. She moved to Louisiana where she wrote two novels and numerous stories. Because \u003cb\u003eThe Awakening\u003c\/b\u003e was widely condemned, publication of Chopin's third story collection was cancelled. The Awakening was rediscovered by scholars in the 1960s and 1970s and is her best-known work.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Signet Book","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50324697514258,"sku":"9780451524485","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a0a9fa39-0973-42a6-b998-6baf246e923e.jpg?v=1727670931","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-awakening-and-selected-stories-of-kate-chopin-9780451524485","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}