{"product_id":"9781593081133","title":"The Awakening and Selected Short Fiction (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u0026amp;\u0026amp;LDIV\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u0026amp;\u0026amp;LDIV\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u0026amp;\u0026amp;LI\u0026amp;\u0026amp;RThe Awakening and Selected Short Fiction\u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/I\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R, by \u0026amp;\u0026amp;LB\u0026amp;\u0026amp;RKate Chopin\u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/B\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R, is part of the \u0026amp;\u0026amp;LI\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u0026amp;\u0026amp;LDIV\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u0026amp;\u0026amp;LDIV\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u0026amp;\u0026amp;LI\u0026amp;\u0026amp;RBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/I\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R \u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/I\u0026amp;\u0026amp;Rseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. 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