The Pontellier family are spending a hot, lazy holiday on the Gulf of Mexico. When an illicit summer romance awakens new ideas and longings in Edna, she can barely understand herself, and cannot hope for aid or acceptance in the stifling attitudes of Louisiana society.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Vintage Classics, Vintage Publishing
ISBN-10
0099540770
ISBN-13
9780099540779
eBay Product ID (ePID)
97881770
Product Key Features
Format
B-Format Paperback, Paperback
Author
Kate Chopin
Language
English
Dimensions
Weight
173g
Width
129mm
Height
198mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
London
Genre
General & Literary Fiction
Pagination
240
Author Biography
Kate Chopin was born in St Louis, Missouri on 8 Feb 1850. Born Katherine O'Flaherty, she grew up in a predominantly female household after her father died when she was just four years old. Her father was an Irish immigrant, and her mother was French Creole. In 1870 she married Oscar Chopin, a local cotton trader, and together they had six children. In 1882 Oscar died from swamp fever, leaving Kate a widow with a large family to support, and the heir to his sizeable debts. She turned to writing in order to support her young family, publishing her first short story in 1889. A number of her works were subsequently published in literary magazines and popular American periodicals, including Vogue.Chopin published only two novels in her lifetime: At Fault and The Awakening. The Awakening, published in 1899, was largely condemned as vulgar and immoral by critics of the time. Dismayed by such a harsh reception, Chopin cut short her brief career as a novelist, and for the remainder of her life focused solely on writing short stories, poetry and reviews. Kate Chopin died on 22 August 1904 from a brain haemorrhage.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Topic
General Fiction
Spine
15mm
Date of Publication
03/03/2011
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