The Awakening and Other Stories

The She Rose Classics edition of The Awakening and Other Stories , by Kate Chopin.

The Awakening first published in 1899 to the scandalized horror of the public for its themes in immorality, sexuality, and infidelity. Yet the story of Edna Pontellier and her tragic descent as the walls of marriage and domesticity cage her in has kept its enduring presence in the literature through the century, and today it is regarded to be Kate Chopin’s most remembered work for its depiction of female sexuality and freedom in a stifled world. Included also are Chopin’s other classic stories, including “Beyond the Bayou,” “Ma’ame Pelagie,” “Desiree’s Baby,” “A Respectable Woman,” “The Kiss,” “A Pair of Silk Stocks,” “The Locket,” and “A Reflection.”