Kate Chopin

The Awakening, originally titled A Solitary Soul, is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899. Set in New Orleans and the Southern Louisiana coast at the end of the nineteenth century, the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle to reconcile her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century South. It is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women's issues without condescension. It is also widely seen as a landmark work of early feminism, generating mixed reaction from contemporary readers and criticism. The novel's blend of realistic narrative, incisive social commentary, and psychological complexity makes The Awakening a precursor of American modernist literature; it prefigures the works of American novelists such as William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway and echoes the works of contemporaries such as Edith Wharton and Henry James. It can also be considered among the first Southern works in a tradition that would culminate with the modern masterpieces of Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, Eudora Welty, Katherine Anne Porter, and Tennessee Williams. ---------- Also contained in: - [American Women Writers](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14943618W/American_Women_Writers) - [The Awakening & Other Stories][1] - [The Awakening and Selected Short Fiction][2] - [The Awakening and Selected Short Stories][3] - [The Awakening and Selected Stories][4] - [The Awakening and Selected Stories][5] - [The Awakening and Selected Stories of Kate Chopin][6] - [The Storm and Other Stories][7] - [Three Classics by American Women][8] [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16551541W/The_Awakening_Other_Stories [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18151347W/The_Awakening_and_Selected_Short_Fiction [3]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL65438W/The_Awakening_and_Selected_Short_Stories [4]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18165397W/The_Awakening_and_Selected_Stories [5]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16589427W/The_Awakening_and_Selected_Stories [6]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL65429W/The_Awakening_and_Selected_Stories_of_Kate_Chopin [7]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL65432W/The_Storm_And_Other_Stories [8]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15514881W/Three_Classics_by_American_Women_(The_Awakening_Ethan_Frome_O_Pioneers!

At Fault is Kate Chopin’s early novel about a young widow seeking to reconcile her own needs with those of the people she is responsible for. ([source][1]) [1]: https://www.katechopin.org/at-fault/

Contains: A no-account Creole -- In and out of old Natchitoches -- In Sabine -- A very fine fiddle -- [Beyond the Bayou][1] Old Aunt Peggy -- The return of Alcibiade -- A rude awakening -- The Be^nitous' slave -- [Desiree's Baby][2] A turkey hunt -- Madame Celestin's divorce -- Love on the Bon-Dieu -- Loka -- Boulo^t and Boulotte -- For Marse Chouchoute -- A visit to Avoyelles -- A wizard from Gettysburg -- Ma'ame Pelagie -- At the 'Cadian ball -- La Belle Zorai{de -- A gentleman of Bayou Te^che -- A lady of Bayou St. John. [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14943640W/Beyond_the_Bayou [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20078777W/D%C3%A9sir%C3%A9e%E2%80%99s_Baby

Contents: A night in Acadie Athenaise After the winter Polydore Regret A matter of Prejudice Caline A Dresden lady in Dixie [Neg Creol][1] The lilies Azelie Mamouche A sentimental soul Dead men's shoes At Cheniere Caminada Odalie misses mass. Cavanelle Tante Cat'rinette A respectable woman Ripe figs Ozene's holiday. [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20078901W/Ne%CC%81g_Cre%CC%81ol

Contains: [The Awakening][1] [Beyond the Bayou][2] Ma'ame Pelagie [Desiree's Baby][3] A Respectable Woman The Kiss [A Pair of Silk Stockings][4] The Locket A Reflection [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15841605W/The_Awakening [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14943640W [3]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20078777W [4]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20078930W