Kate O'Flaherty Chopin was a 19th century author of short stories and novels with a Louisiana Creole setting. She is most noted for two short story collections, Bayou Folk (1894) and A Night in Acadie (1897). Her novel The Awakening (1899) is set in New Orleans and Grand Isle. The short stories included in this collection include, Beyond the bayou - Maame Pelagie -- Desiree's baby -- A respectable woman -- The kiss -- A pair of silk stockings -- The locket and A reflection.

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. Complete with eight additional stories....

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...