{"product_id":"the-awakening-other-short-stories-paperback","title":"The Awakening \u0026 Other Short Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKate Chopin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 10, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51795572982048,"sku":"9781974429226","price":17.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0bf76d1372394bcbf4ca441a92f0a391.webp?v=1780745880","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-awakening-other-short-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}