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Title The awakening and selected stories / Kate Chopin ; edited with an introduction by Sandra M. Gilbert.
Publisher New York : Penguin Books, 2003, 2020.
Copyright ©2003
Description 286 pages ; 20 cm.


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 SA-Teen Room  TEEN FICTION CHOPIN Nearby on shelf  30648509323275 01-27-20  AVAILABLE
 SA-Upper Level  FICTION CHOPIN Nearby on shelf  30648509866737 10-02-22  DUE 05-07-24
BIBLIOGRAPHY Includes bibliograpical references (pages 35-38).
Contents Awakening -- Emancipation : a life fable -- At the 'Cadian ball -- ésirée's baby -- La belle Zoraïde -- At Chênière Caminada -- Story of an hour -- Lilacs -- Athénaīse -- A pair of silk stockings -- Nég Créol -- Elizabeth Stock's one story -- The Storm : a sequel to "The 'Cadian ball."
Summary A portrayal of a woman trapped in a stifling marriage, who seeks and finds passionate physical love outside the straitened confines of her domestic situation. Highlights the treatment of marital infidelity and an illicit relationship.This edition features 17 of Chopin's short stories, including her 1898 secret masterpiece, "The storm."
Subject Women -- Louisiana -- Fiction.
Louisiana -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
Genre Short stories.
Series Penguin classics
Add'l Names Gilbert, Sandra M., editor.
Watkins, Claire Vaye, editor.
Other Uniform title Works. Selections. 2003
ISBN 9780142437322
0142437328
STANDARD # 9780142437322