{"product_id":"2940012671516","title":"The Awakening and Selected Short Fiction, By Kate Chopin","description":"63,896 words (≈ about 4 hours)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Awakening shocked turn-of-the-century readers with its forthright treatment of sex and suicide. Departing from literary convention, Kate Chopin failed to condemn her heroine's desire for an affair with the son of a Louisiana resort owner, whom she meets on vacation. The power of sensuality, the delusion of ecstatic love, and the solitude that accompanies the trappings of middle- and upper-class life are the themes of this now-classic novel. As Kaye Gibbons points out in her Introduction, Chopin \"was writing American realism before most Americans could bear to hear that they were living it.\"","brand":"Platinum Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078903087344,"sku":"2940012671516","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012671516_p0.jpg?v=1763571588","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012671516","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}