The Awakening by Kate Chopin ~ Full Audiobook [drama]

The Awakening by Kate Chopin audiobook.

Genre: drama

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.”

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:28:57) Chapter 2

(01:12:32) Chapter 3

(01:49:25) Chapter 4

(02:28:03) Chapter 5

(03:07:40) Chapter 6

(03:39:33) Chapter 7

(04:10:21) Chapter 8

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