{"product_id":"the-awakening-and-selected-stories-9781840225846","title":"The Awakening and Selected Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the first paperback edition to bring out in one volume Kate Chopin's extraordinary novel \u003cem\u003eThe Awakening\u003c\/em\u003e (1899), along with the complete text of her two collections of short stories, \u003cem\u003eBayou Folk\u003c\/em\u003e (1894) and \u003cem\u003eA Night in Acadie\u003c\/em\u003e (1897), and twelve uncollected tales.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Awakening \u003c\/em\u003eis a strikingly modern, evocative story of self-discovery and female emancipation, set in the sensuous environment of Southern Louisiana, where the young Edna Pontellier reclaims her own individuality, refusing to be defined by her roles of wife and mother.\u003cbr\u003e Chopin's stories are brilliantly observed, compassionate and often humorous, alert to the foibles, weaknesses and small triumphs of her characters. Overshadowed by the relatively recent fame of \u003cem\u003eThe Awakening\u003c\/em\u003e, they contain some of the best work of this remarkably original author.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wordsworth Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781840225846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.20d","brand":"Kate Chopin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52302298415285,"sku":"9781840225846","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c6d41e14-7bbb-470c-8c26-a335edf26f77.jpg?v=1772552858","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-awakening-and-selected-stories-9781840225846","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}