<p><b>Readers and critics were scandalized by <i>The Awakening</i> when it was first published, but it is now regarded as among the boldest and earliest examples of feminist fiction. It is published here with a selection of Chopin’s strikingly perceptive short stories and introduced by Dr J.

Michelle Coghlan, a specialist in American literature.</b><br><br>Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.

<br><br>In <i>The Awakening</i>, Edna Pontellier is on holiday with her husband and two young children at a sleepy resort town on the Louisiana Gulf Coast. There, she is pursued by the charming and unmarried Robert Lebrun. Edna doesn’t play by the rules; flirtation turns into an affair that awakens in Edna her desire to break away from her passionless marriage, her children and the strict conventions of nineteenth-century society.</p>


Format Inbunden Omfång 408 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Pan Macmillan Utgivningsdatum 2018-09-06 ISBN 9781509854127