Forfatter fødeår: 1850-1904
First published in 1899, this controversial novel of a New Orleans wife's search for love outside a stifling marriage shocked readers. Today, it remains a first-rate narrative with superb characterization. New introductory Note.
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Widely censured at the time of its publication in 1899, Kate Chopin's The Awakening is an evocative story of self-discovery and female emancipation that has since become one of the most popular classics in the American canon.
Edna is an obedient wife and mother vacationing atGrand Isle with her family. While there, however, Ednabecome close to a young man named Robert Lebrun,but before they act on their mutual romantic interest ineach other Robert leaves for Mexico.
The heroine of this story, Edna Pontellier, goes through the stages of a compelling but ultimately tragic search for personal freedom. On publication in 1899, this book provided a frank treatment on adultery which aroused a storm of controversy.
A woman who dares to defy expectations of society in pursuit of her desire. But a century after her death, it is regarded as the author's achievement. This book shows... Læs mere
The Pontellier family are spending a hot, lazy holiday on the Gulf of Mexico. When an illicit summer romance awakens new ideas and longings in Edna, she can barely understand herself, and cannot hope for aid or acceptance in the stifling attitudes of Louisiana society.
Kate Chopin's classic, an American Anna Karenina, introduced by Barbara Kingsolver