The Awakening, Paperback
Descriere
The Awakening is set in New Orleans and the Southern Louisiana coast at the end of the nineteenth century. This landmark novel was one of the earliest works of feminism and a precursor to American modernism and the great southern novelists such as William Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, Eudora Welty, and Tennessee Williams. Edna Pontellier struggles to reconcile her views of femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century South. An important and powerful look into the beginnings of modern feminism literature. Wilder Publications is a green publisher. All of our books are printed to order. This reduces waste and helps us keep prices low while greatly reducing our impact on the environment.
Despre autor
Katherine Chopin a fost o autoare americană de nuvele și romane, stabilită în Louisiana. Este considerată de cercetători ca fiind o precursoră a autoarelor feministice americane din secolul XX, de origine sudică sau catolică, precum Zelda Fitzgerald, și se numără printre scriitoarele cu patrimoniu creol din Louisiana cele mai citite și recunoscute.
