The Awakening and Selected Short Stories

<p>When The Awakening was first published in 1899 critical outcry proved so vociferous that the novel was banned for decades. Now praised as a classic of early feminist literature Kate Chopin's final work rejects conventional female roles and celebrates a woman's journey towards self-awareness. As the heroine Edna Pontellier awakens to her own desires she begins to question her ideas about marriage motherhood society art and the nature of love itself. A milestone in American fiction The Awakening is an unforgettably poignant novel of self-discovery that has inspired generations of readers.</p>