A landmark work of early feminism

Set in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf coast at the end of the 19th century, the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle between her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century American South.

When The Awakening was first published in 1899, charges of sordidness and immorality seemed to consign it into obscurity and irreparably damage its author’s reputation. But a century after her death, it is widely regarded as Kate Chopin’s great achievement. 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 a mixed reaction from contemporary readers and critics.

Kate Chopin (1851-1904) was an American author of two published novels and about a hundred short stories in the 1890s. She is considered by scholars to have been a forerunner of American 20th-century feminist authors of Southern or Catholic background, such as Zelda Fitzgerald, and is one of the most frequently read and recognized writers of Louisiana Creole heritage. She is best known today for her 1899 novel The Awakening.

Il Disoriente Series

A paperback and e-book series published by Intra.

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• Publisher: Intra S.r.l.s. (March 26, 2022)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 217 pages
• ISBN-13: 979-1259913562
• Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Dimensions: 5 x 0.55 x 8 inches
• Price: € 9,99 $ 9,99 (paperback), 2,99 (ebook Intra)

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