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The Awakening: A Novel

Kate Chopin

Over one long, languid summer Edna Pontellier, fettered by marriage and motherhood, becomes acquainted with Robert Lebrun. As the days shorten and the temperature begins to drop Edna succumbs to Robert's devotion. But in the thrall of this ever-strengthening desire Edna begins to realise the true extent of her psychological, social and sexual confinement and its devastating consequences for her future. This tender, brilliant, and seductive novel is as beautifully written as it is politically engaging. The Awakening is widely regarded as one of the forerunners of feminist literature alongside Tolstoy's Anna Karenina and Flaubert's Madame Bovary. First published in the United States in 1899, this radical novel sent shockwaves through American society and continues to speak to readers today.

GenresMarried womenFictionWomenLouisianaAdulteryNew Orleans (La.)

215 pages, 29 editions

English edition · First published 1993 by Modern Library · ISBN 9781984854360

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Editions

29 editions

English

  • The Awakening: A Novel · Modern Library · 2019 · ISBN 9781984854360 · 1 reader This page
  • The Awakening: A Collector’s Edition - Original Illustrations and Kate Chopin’s Biography · Independently published · 2025 · ISBN 9798287463298
  • The Awakening · National Book Network · 2024 · ISBN 9798880913169
  • The Awakening · Independently Published · 2021 · ISBN 9798483881049
  • The Awakening · Graphyco Editions · 2021 · ISBN 9798478287986
  • The Awakening · Digireads.com Publishing · 2020 · ISBN 9781420979626
  • The Awakening · Independently Published · 2020 · ISBN 9798638978273
  • The Awakening · Independently Published · 2019 · ISBN 9781699954003
  • The Awakening · Independently Published · 2019 · ISBN 9781673298109
  • The Awakening · Steven Evans · 2019 · ISBN 9781949982268
  • The Awakening · Independently Published · 2019 · ISBN 9781091467774
  • The Awakening · Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print US · 2018 · ISBN 9781980762409
  • The Awakening · Simon & Brown · 2018 · ISBN 9781613823545
  • The Awakening · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 2018 · ISBN 9781985867215
  • The Awakening · Aeterna Classics · 2018 · ISBN 9781143840272
  • The Awakening · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 2018 · ISBN 9781726481991
  • The Awakening (Vintage Edition) · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 2017 · ISBN 9781544979182
  • The Awakening · Xist Publishing · 2016 · ISBN 9781681959399
  • The Awakening · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 2015 · ISBN 9781514639641
  • The Awakening · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 2014 · ISBN 9781503293182
  • The Awakening · Dover Publications · 2012 · ISBN 9780486110523
  • The Awakening · Pacific Publishing Studio · 2010 · ISBN 9781936136162
  • The Awakening · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform · 2008 · ISBN 9781438260990
  • Awakening · Pearson Professional Education · 2002 · ISBN 9780130933348
  • The Awakening (Twelve-Point Series) · North Books · 1998 · ISBN 9781582870175
  • The Awakening · Dover · 1993 · ISBN 9780486277868
  • The Awakening · Penguin Random House Uk · ISBN 9780241775981
  • Awakening · ISBN 9781299566491

German

  • The Awakening · Aeterna Classics · 2018 · ISBN 9783963767708

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