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The Awakening & Other Stories

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  • 168 páginas
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Chopin's novel explores themes of sensuality, ecstatic love, and the loneliness inherent in middle- and upper-class life, challenging societal norms of its time. The story follows a woman's desire for an affair with a young man she meets while on vacation, presenting her journey without condemnation. The frank treatment of subjects like sex and suicide was groundbreaking for early 20th-century readers. Kaye Gibbons highlights that Chopin was a pioneer of American realism, addressing uncomfortable truths about life before many were ready to confront them.

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Idioma
Inglés
Editorial
Lulu.com
Publicado en
2017
Formato
Tapa blanda
Páginas
168
ISBN13
9781387089161
Serie
Primera publicación
1899
Título original
The Awakening
Calificación
3,65 de 5
Descripción
Chopin's novel explores themes of sensuality, ecstatic love, and the loneliness inherent in middle- and upper-class life, challenging societal norms of its time. The story follows a woman's desire for an affair with a young man she meets while on vacation, presenting her journey without condemnation. The frank treatment of subjects like sex and suicide was groundbreaking for early 20th-century readers. Kaye Gibbons highlights that Chopin was a pioneer of American realism, addressing uncomfortable truths about life before many were ready to confront them.