The awakening, and other stories

Chopin, Kate 1850-1904 (Author). Knights, Pamela. (Added Author).

Summary: In the summer of her 28th year, Edna Pontellier and her children, along with the wives and families of other prospective businessmen, spend the summer in an idyllic coastal community away from their husbands and the sweltering heat of 1890s' New Orleans. Aware of deep yearnings that are unfulfilled by marriage and motherhood, Edna plunges into an illicit liaison that reawakens her long dormant desires, inflames her heart, and eventually blinds her to all else.

Record details

ISBN: 9780192823007
ISBN: 0192823000
ISBN: 6613657050
ISBN: 9786613657053
ISBN: 1280680121
ISBN: 9781280680120
ISBN: 019156088X
ISBN: 9780191560880
Physical Description: 1 online resource (lx, 410 pages)
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Publisher: Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages xlix-lv).
Formatted Contents Note:	The awakening -- Wiser than a God -- A point at issue! -- The Christ light -- The maid of Saint Phillippe -- Doctor Chevalier's lie -- Beyond the Bayou -- Old Aunt Peggy -- Ripe figs -- Miss McEnders -- At the 'Cadian Ball -- The father of Désirée's baby (Désirée's baby) -- Caline -- A matter of prejudice -- Azélie -- A lady of Bayou St. John -- La belle Zoraïde -- Tonie (at Chênière Caminada) -- A gentleman of Boyou Tèche -- In Sabine -- A respectable woman -- The dream of an hour (the story of an hour) -- Lilacs -- Regret -- The kiss -- Her letters -- Athénaïse -- The unexpected -- Vagabonds -- A pair of silk stockings -- An Egyptian cigarette -- Elizabeth Stock's one story -- The storm: a sequel to "The 'Cadian Ball" -- Appendix: Louisiana observed: regional writing and Kate Chopin's people and languages.
Language Note:	English.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.