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Audiences accustomed to the pieties of late victorian romantic fiction were taken aback by chopin s daring portrayal of a woman trapped in a stifling marriage, who seeks and finds passionate physical love outside the confines of her domestic situation. Set in new orleans and on the louisiana gulf coast at the end of the 19th century, the plot centers on edna pontellier and her. At all events robert proposed it, and there was not a dissenting voice. Set in new orleans and the southern louisiana coast at the end of the nineteenth century, the plot centers on edna. The awakening shocked turnof the century readers with its forthright treatment of sex and suicide. The awakening shocked turnofthecentury readers with its forthright. The awakening is a novel by kate chopin, first published in 1899. Departing from literary convention, kate chopin failed to condemn her. The awakening and selected short stories free audiobooks.
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