The 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."

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	November 1, 2021
ISBN13	9789355220523
Publishers	Repro Books Limited
Pages	208
Dimensions	128 × 198 × 12 mm · 208 g
Language	English

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