Pub Date: July 1, 2004
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2004541364
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Bibliography, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 0.85" H x 6.82" L x 4.40" W ( 0.34 lbs) 296 pages
Series: Enriched Classics
Description: These Pocket Books Enriched Classics editions feature concise Introductions that give important background information; a chronology of the author's life and career; a timeline of significant events that provide the book's historical context; an outline of key themes and plot points; and detailed commentary and explanatory notes. Reissue.
Brief description: Kate Chopin grew up studying piano and reading Austen, Dickens, Goethe, and the Brontes. After birthing six children in twelve years, she became serious about writing and began to publish stories in Vogue and Atlantic Monthly. Chopin is known for her masterpiece, The Awakening, in addition to her novel, At Fault, and two collections of short stories, Bayou Folk and A Night in Acadie.