{"product_id":"9780679641230","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 the themes of this now-classic novel. The 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":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46430673174769,"sku":"9780679641230","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9780679641230_p0.jpg?v=1765520836","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780679641230","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}