{"product_id":"9781420953091","title":"The Awakening and Selected Stories","description":" \u003ci\u003eThe Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e shocked turn-of-the-century readers and reviewers with its treatment of sex and suicide.  In a departure 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 convention are themes of this now-classic novel.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book was influenced by French writers ranging from Flaubert to Maupassant, and can be seen as a precursor of the impressionistic, mood-driven novels of Virginia Woolf and Djuna Barnes.  Variously called \"vulgar,\" \"unhealthily introspective,\" and \"morbid,\" the book was neglected for several decades, not least because it was written by a \"regional\" woman writer.  This edition also includes selected stories from Kate Chopin's \u003ci\u003eBayou Folk\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Night in Acadie\u003c\/i\u003e, and an introduction and notes by Nina Baym.  ","brand":"Digireads.com Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124574372080,"sku":"9781420953091","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781420953091_p0.jpg?v=1763738122","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781420953091","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}