Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith This candid portrayal of a woman who refuses to accept her allotted role as wife and mother caused an outcry when it was published in 1899. It is the story of Edna Pontellier, who spends the summer on the Gulf of Mexico with her businessman husband and her two sons. When an illicit romance awakens unfamiliar ideas and longings in Edna, she discovers a new identity for herself, but cannot hope for understanding in the stifling attitudes of Louisiana society.
| ISBN: | 9780241630785 |
| Publication date: | 25th May 2023 |
| Author: | Katherine O'Flaherty |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Series: | Little Clothbound Classics |
| Primary Genre | Classic fiction: general and literary |
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Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith This candid portrayal of a woman who refuses to accept her allotted role as wife and mother caused an outcry when it was published in 1899. It is the story of Edna Pontellier, who spends the summer on the Gulf of Mexico with her businessman husband and her two sons. When an illicit romance awakens unfamiliar ideas and longings in Edna, she discovers a new identity for herself, but cannot hope for understanding in the stifling attitudes of Louisiana society.
The Awakening features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Social issues, Narrative theme: Interior life, Feminism and feminist theory, General Fiction, Fiction, Fiction: narrative themes, Gender studies: women and girls, Gender studies, gender groups, Social groups, communities and identities, Society and culture: general, Society and Social Sciences
The Awakening is available in Hardback
The Awakening was written by Katherine O'Flaherty and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Awakening has 224 pages
Yes it is part of Little Clothbound Classics series
£11.69
