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"I wonder if anyone else has an ear so tuned and sharpened as I have, to detect the music, not of the spheres, but of earth, subtleties of major and minor chord that the wind strikes upon the tree branches. Have you ever heard the earth breathe?" -- Kate Chopin
Kate Chopin (born Katherine O'Flaherty February 8, 1850 — August 22, 1904) was an American author of short stories and novels, mostly of a Louisiana Creole background. She is now considered by some to have been a forerunner of feminist authors of the 20th century.

From 1892 to 1895, she wrote short stories for both children and adults which were published in such magazines as Atlantic Monthly, Vogue, the Century, and Harper's Youth's Companion. Her major works were two short story collections, Bayou Folk (1894) and A Night in Acadie (1897). Her important short stories included "Desiree's Baby", a tale of miscegenation in antebellum Louisiana (published in 1893); "The Story of an Hour" (1894), and "The Storm "(1898). "The Storm" is a sequel to "The 'Cadian Ball," which appeared in her first collection of short stories, Bayou Folk. Chopin also wrote two novels: At Fault (1890) and The Awakening (1899), which are set in New Orleans and Grand Isle, respectively. The people in her stories are usually inhabitants of Louisiana. Many of her works are set in Natchitoches in north central Louisiana.

Within a decade of her death, Chopin was widely recognized as one of the leading writers of her time. In 1915, Fred Lewis Pattee wrote, "some of [Chopin's] work is equal to the best that has been produced in France or even in America. [She displayed] what may be described as a native aptitude for narration amounting almost to genius."

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Total Books: 334
The Awakening and Selected Stories
2020 - The Awakening and Selected Stories [Penguin Vitae] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780143134800
ISBN-10: 0143134809
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Awakening
2019 - The Awakening (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781702151153
ISBN-10: 1702151158
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Awakening and Other Stories
2019 - The Awakening and Other Stories [Barnes & Noble Collectible Classics: Flexi Edition - Barnes & Noble Flexibound Editions] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781435168657
ISBN-10: 1435168658
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Hemmed In A Collection of Classic Short Stories about Women's Lives
2017 - Hemmed in a Collection of Classic Short Stories About Women's Lives (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781944354237
ISBN-10: 1944354239
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Awakening By Kate Chopin  Illustrated
2016 - The Awakening By Kate Chopin Illustrated (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781540806918
ISBN-10: 154080691X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Awakening and Selected Short Stories
2016 - The Awakening and Selected Short Stories (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781537471952
ISBN-10: 1537471953
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Awakening
2015 - The Awakening (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781514639641
ISBN-10: 1514639645
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Kate Chopin The Dover Reader
2015 - Kate Chopin the Dover Reader [Dover Thrift Editions] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780486791234
ISBN-10: 0486791238
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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British Mystery Megapack Volume 4 The Secret Adversary Tales of Chinatown At The Villa Rose An Egyptian Cigarette and A Study in Scarlet
Bayou Folk
2014 - Bayou Folk (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781500754761
ISBN-10: 1500754765
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The American Experience A Collection of Great American Stories
2014 - The American Experience a Collection of Great American Stories (Audio CD)Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781491527375
ISBN-10: 1491527374
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Awakening Short Stories of Kate Chopin
2014 - The Awakening Short Stories of Kate Chopin (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781496043016
ISBN-10: 1496043014
Genre: Politics & Social Sciences
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The Awakening and Selected Short Stories  The Original Classic Edition
Great Classic Womens Fiction
2011 - Great Classic Womens Fiction (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9781609981846
ISBN-10: 1609981847
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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The Awakening and Other Writings
2010 - The Awakening and Other Writings [Broadview Editions] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781551113494
ISBN-10: 155111349X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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2010 - Awakening 2e Turn of the Screw 3e [Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism] (Paperback)
Great Classic Stories II Eighteen Unabridged Classics
2010 - Great Classic Stories II Eighteen Unabridged Classics [Audio CD - Unabridged] (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9781609980122
ISBN-10: 1609980123
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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A Night in Acadie
2010 - A Night in Acadie (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781142746902
ISBN-10: 1142746909
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Bedford Anthology of American Literature V2  Adventures of Huckleberry Finn  Awakening  Benito Cereno
Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature 8e  Awakening 2e
2009 - Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature 8e Awakening 2e (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780312691721
ISBN-10: 0312691726
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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40 Short Stories 3e  Howards End  Awakening 2e  LiterActive
2009 - 40 Short Stories 3e Howards End Awakening 2e Literactive (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780312647308
ISBN-10: 0312647301
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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A Night in Acadie 21 Stories
2009 - A Night in Acadie 21 Stories (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781557427670
ISBN-10: 1557427674
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2009 - Athenaise [Dodo Press] (Paperback)
2009 - The Awakening with Ebook [Tantor Unabridged Classics] (Audio CD)
2007 - More Classic American Short Stories [Classic Fiction] (Audio CD)
2006 - Great American Women's Fiction [Audio Editions] (Audio CD)
2006 - Awakening The [EasyRead Edition] (Paperback)
2006 - The Awakening Other Short Stories [Webster's Chinese-Traditional Thesaurus Edition] (Paperback)
2005 - Lilacs and Other Stories [Thrift Edition] (Paperback)
2005 - The Awakening and Selected Short Fiction [Barnes & Noble Classics Series - Barnes & Noble Classics] (Paperback)
2003 - The Awakening and Selected Short Fiction [Barnes Noble Classics Series - BN Classics Mass Market] (Paperback)
2002 - Kate Chopin Complete Novels and Stories [Library of America] (Hardcover)
 
2001 - The Awakening with Related Readings [Glencoe Literature Library] (Other)
2000 - Awakening and Other Stories [Modern Library Classics Prebound] (Other)
2000 - White Heron and Other American Stories [Penguin Readers, Level 2] (Paperback)
1999 - The Awakening [Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism] (Paperback)Paperback
1999 - Bayou Folk and a Night in Acadie [Penguin Classics] (Paperback)
 
1998 - Men and Women [Lernmaterialien] (Paperback)
1996 - A Pair of Silk Stockings [Dover Thrift Editions] (Paperback)
1996 - The Kiss and Other Stories [Classic, 60s] (Paperback)
1993 - L'veil (Paperback)
1993 - The Awakening Selected Stories [Modern Library] (Hardcover)
1992 - The Awakening [Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism] (Paperback)Paperback
1991 - A Vocation and a Voice Stories [Penguin Classics] (Paperback)
 
1990 - L'eveil (Paperback)
1981 - The Awakening and Selected Stories [Modern Library College Editions] (Paperback)
Un Asunto Indecoroso [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)