The Awakening

Author: Kate Chopin Series: Arcturus Classics

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In this stunning tale of self-discovery and female emancipation, the young woman Edna Pontellier works to regain control over her own life and escape the shackles society has placed on her. Not content with being defined merely as a wife and mother, she seeks to escape her stifling marriage and discover the passions of love with another man.

Causing outrage when it was first released in 1899, The Awakening is a brilliant, daring and beautifully written story of infidelity and a woman's search for freedom.

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Classics series brings together high-quality paperback editions of classics works, presented with contemporary graphic cover designs. Together they make a wonderful collection which is perfect for any home library.

About the Author

Kate Chopin (1850-1940) was one of the pre-eminent feminist American writers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She wrote two novels as well as a number of short stories, most of which were based in her home state of Louisiana. Her works were criticised by contemporaries for their perceived moral failings but today she is recognised to have been one of the South's leading writers.