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The Awakening
The Awakening
Author: Margaret Culley, Kate Chopin
Norton Critical Edition — "She grew daring and reckless. Overestimating her strength. She wanted to swim far out. Where no woman had swum before." — Kate Chopin's novel is a probing psychological study of a woman who, oppressed by family life and her romantic difficulties, drowns herself in the ocean. It is also an examination of a particular cult...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393091724
ISBN-10: 0393091724
Publication Date: 5/6/1981
Pages: 240
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Publisher: Norton
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Great book for high school or college students reading Kate Chopin. Great critical articles for reference.
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"Meeting initially with widespread hostile criticism, the novel went out of print for a half a century in [the U.S.] Now widely read, especially in college courses, this novel has established itself as one of a few classic novels written by a woman at the turn of the century...."


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