Kate Chopin






Kate Chopin

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born
February 08, 1850

died
August 22, 1904

gender
female

place of birth
St. Louis, Missouri, The United States


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Correct date of birth - 8 February 1850

Kate Chopin was an American novelist and short-story writer best known for her startling 1899 novel, The Awakening. Born in St. Louis, she moved to New Orleans after marrying Oscar Chopin in 1870. Less than a decade later Oscar's cotton business fell on hard times and they moved to his family's plantation in the Natchitoches Parish of northwestern Louisiana. Oscar died in 1882 and Kate was suddenly a young widow with six children. She turned to writing and published her first poem in 1889. The Awakening, considered Chopin's masterpiece, was subject to harsh criticism at the time for its frank approach to sexual themes. It was rediscovered in the 1960s and has since become a standard of Amer...more




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The Awakening The Awakening
by Kate Chopin
avg rating 3.66 — 14,722 ratings — published 1899
92 editions
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The Awakening and Selected Sto... The Awakening and Selected Stories of Kate Chopin
by Kate Chopin
avg rating 3.89 — 524 ratings — published 1970
63 editions
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The Story of an Hour The Story of an Hour
by Kate Chopin
avg rating 4.05 — 413 ratings — published 1894
2 editions
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The Awakening: An Authoritativ... The Awakening: An Authoritative Text Biographical and Historical Contexts Criticism (A Norton Critical Edition)
by Kate Chopin, Margo Culley (Editor)
avg rating 3.71 — 177 ratings — published 1992
4 editions
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A Pair of Silk Stockings A Pair of Silk Stockings
by Kate Chopin
avg rating 3.90 — 151 ratings — published 1996
2 editions
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Kate Chopin: Complete Novels a... Kate Chopin: Complete Novels and Stories: At Fault / Bayou Folk / A Night in Acadie / The Awakening / Uncollected Stories
by Kate Chopin
avg rating 4.37 — 73 ratings — published 2002
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Desiree's Baby... Desiree's Baby C
by Kate Chopin
avg rating 4.11 — 46 ratings — published 1994
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Bayou Folk and A Night in Acad... Bayou Folk and A Night in Acadie
by Kate Chopin
avg rating 3.98 — 41 ratings — published 1999
2 editions
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A Vocation and a Voice: Storie... A Vocation and a Voice: Stories
by Kate Chopin, Emily Toth
avg rating 4.13 — 39 ratings — published 1991
2 editions
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The Storm, At The 'Cadian Ball The Storm, At The 'Cadian Ball
by Kate Chopin
avg rating 3.56 — 36 ratings — published 2008
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"Perhaps it is better to wake up after all, even to suffer, rather than to remain a dupe to illusions all one's life."
Kate Chopin (The Awakening, and Selected Stories)
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"The voice of the sea speaks to the soul."
Kate Chopin (The Awakening)
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"The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings. It is a sad spectacle to see the weaklings bruised, exhausted, fluttering back to earth."
Kate Chopin (The Awakening)
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