Title The awakening, and selected stories / by Kate Chopin ; edited with an introduction by Sandra M. Gilbert.

Publication Info.

New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Penguin Books, 1984.

Copies

Location	Call No.	Status
Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department	F CHOPIN, K.	Check Shelf
Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department	FIC CHOPIN	Check Shelf

Description	286 pages ; 20 cm.
Series	The Penguin American library
	Penguin American library.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 35-38).
Contents	The awakening -- Emancipation: a life fable -- At the 'Cadian ball -- Désirée's baby -- At Chênière Caminada -- The story of an hour -- Lilacs -- Athénaīse -- Nég Créol -- The storm: a sequel to "The Cadian ball" -- La belle Zoraïde -- A pair of silk stockings -- Elizabeth Stock's one story.
Summary	A portrayal of a woman trapped in a stifling marriage, who seeks and finds passionate physical love outside the straitened confines of her domestic situation. Highlights the treatment of marital infidelity and an illicit relationship.
Subject	Louisiana -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
	Women -- Louisiana -- Fiction.
	At the 'Cadian Ball.
	At Cheniere Caminada.
	Neg Creol.
	Desiree's Baby.
	Athenaise.
	Lilacs.
	La Belle Zoraide.
	Emancipation: A Life Fable.
	The Story of an Hour.
	A Pair of Silk Stockings.
	Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
	Women. (OCoLC)fst01176568
	Louisiana. (OCoLC)fst01207035
Indexed Term	Short stories in English American writers, 1861-1900 - Texts
Genre/Form	Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
Added Author	Gilbert, Sandra M.
Added Title	Works. Selections. 1984
ISBN	0140390227 (pbk.)
	9780140390223 (pbk.)

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