The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories
Edna Pontellier, the wife of a New Orleans businessman and mother of two, spends a summer at Grand Isle on the Gulf and comes back changed. She learns to swim, falls in love with a younger man, takes up painting, moves out of her husband's house and discovers that none of the roles available to her will fit. Chopin published the novel in 1899 and it was condemned for its frankness about a woman's desires; it was out of print for decades. This edition pairs it with a selection of her short stories of Louisiana Creole and Acadian life, including "Désirée's Baby," "A Respectable Woman," "A Pair of Silk Stockings" and "Beyond the Bayou," which are compressed, ironic and often shocking. It is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, with the first chapter free.
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Is The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories in the public domain?
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