{"product_id":"the-awakening-and-selected-stories-paperback","title":"The Awakening and Selected Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKate Chopin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNina Baym\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKaye Gibbons\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction by Kaye Gibbons\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEdited and with notes by Nina Baym\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCommentary by Elizabeth Blackwell, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and from \u003ci\u003eThe Picayune's Creole Cook Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Awakening \u003c\/i\u003eshocked turn-of-the-century readers with its forthright treatment of sex and suicide. Departing from literary convention, Kate Chopin failed to condemn her heroine's desire for an affair with the son of a Louisiana resort owner whom she meets on vacation. The power of sensuality, the delusion of ecstatic love, and the solitude that accompanies the trappings of middle- and upper-class life are the themes of this now-classic novel. As Kaye Gibbons points out in her Introduction, Chopin \"was writing American realism before most Americans could bear to hear that they were living it.\" This edition includes selected stories from Chopin's \u003ci\u003eBayou Folk \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Night in Acadie\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eIncludes a Modern Library Reading Group Guide\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Awakening shocked turn-of-the-century readers with its forthright treatment of sex and suicide. Departing from literary convention, Kate Chopin failed to condemn her heroine's desire for an affair with the son of a Louisiana resort owner, whom she meets on vacation. The power of sensuality, the delusion of ecstatic love, and the solitude that accompanies the trappings of middle- and upper-class life are the themes of this now-classic novel. As Kaye Gibbons points out in her Introduction, Chopin \"was writing American realism before most Americans could bear to hear that they were living it.\" \u003cbr\u003eThis Modern Library Paperback Classics edition includes selected stories from Chopin's Bayou Folk and A Night in Acadie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaye Gibbons \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eEllen Foster, A Virtuous Woman, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOn the Occasion of My Last Afternoon, \u003c\/i\u003eamong other books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Awakening and Other Stories\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756921651488,"sku":"9780679783336","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9613b6ee3441515904586d04f1f997c2.webp?v=1780089261","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-awakening-and-selected-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}