Knihy od: Kate Chopin

Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.   This candid portrayal of a woman who refuses to accept her allotted role as wife and mother caused an outcry when it was published in 1899.   It is the...

'The voice of the sea is seductive; never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander for a spell in abysses of solitude'   When 'The Awakening' was first published in 1899, charges of sordidness and immorality seemed to consign it into obscurity and irreparably damage its author's reputation. But a...

Edna Pontellierová už šest let žije v konvenčním, ale navenek šťastném manželství. Má dva malé syny, krásný dům a manžela, který jí zajišťuje bezstarostnou existenci. Během prázdninového pobytu u moře však prožije romantický vztah s mladším mužem a zatouží být opět volná a sama sebou. Postupně odhazuje vše, co ji...