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The Awakening

The Awakening

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Number of Chapters: 8

Length: 5 hours and 14 minutes

Language: English

Owing to its highly personal content focused on feminine sexuality, this LibriVox edition was recorded by eight female readers.

The Modern Library edition of The Awakening has an introduction by Kay Gibbons, who writes: “The Awakening shocked turn-of-the-century readers with its forthright treatment of sex and suicide. Departing from literary convention, Kate Chopin failed to condemn her heroine’s desire for an affair with the son of a Louisiana resort owner, whom she meets on vacation. The power of sensuality, the delusion of ecstatic love, and the solitude that accompanies the trappings of middle- and upper-class life are the themes of this now-classic novel.” – As Kay Gibbons points out, Chopin “was writing American realism before most Americans could bear to hear that they were living it.”

To give you an idea of the subject matter, Project Gutenburg catalogues The Awakening under "Adultery -- Fiction -- Women -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Social conditions. (Summary by Denny Sayers)

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Chapters I-V (Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023))
Chapters VI-X (Anita Roy Dobbs)
Chapters XI-XV (Michelle Crandall)
Chapters XVI-XX (Caroline Mercier)
Chapters XXI-XXV (Sandra in Wales, United Kingdom)
Chapters XXVI-XXX (Kymm Zuckert)
Chapters XXXI-XXXV (Kristen McQuillin)
Chapters XXXVI-XXXIX (Gesine)
The audiobook The Awakening falls under the genres of , . It is written by .