{"product_id":"the-awakening-and-selected-stories-of-kate-chopin","title":"The Awakening and Selected Stories of Kate Chopin","description":"\u003ci\u003e“Perhaps it is better to wake up after all, even to suffer, rather than to remain a dupe to illusions all one’s life.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Kate Chopin was enjoying wide popularity as a writer, mainly of short stories, when her second novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e, was published to widespread criticism of its immorality. A wake-up call to women all over the country, this landmark novel of early American feminism tells of a Louisiana wife who discovers the strength of her own sexuality and tries to wrench it from the hands of a patriarchal society. And just as Edna Pontellier is ostracized for trying to master her own sexual fate, so did Chopin’s reputation suffer after she wrote this book. Today \u003ci\u003eThe Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e is considered a masterpiece and, along with Chopin’s short stories, has set a standard for younger generations of women who have learned to value their independence and authenticity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Edited and with an Introduction by Barbara H. Solomon","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47625465430271,"sku":"*R0010800*","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/20609933482348.jpg?v=1764879239","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/the-awakening-and-selected-stories-of-kate-chopin","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}