Available in Print from the JSCC Library: PS1294.C7 A9 1972
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Kate Chopin 1850-1904
American Author
This program revisits the life and work of renowned 19th-century Louisiana author Kate Chopin, best known for her novel "The Awakening." Actress Kelly McGillis (Witness) narrates; actress JoBeth Williams (The Big Chill) reads passages from Chopin's fiction. Nearly all of Chopin's works are set in the areas around New Orleans, Grand Isle, and Natchitoches, and provide a window into Louisiana life near the turn of the century. Her early stories were well-received nationally and earned her literary fame as a "local colorist." However, "The Awakening," published in 1899, drew a storm of criticism for its "shocking, morbid, and vulgar" story, which ends in the heroine's suicide. The novel quickly went out of print and was resurrected only in the 1950s, when members of the growing women's movement recognized its importance. Today, "The Awakening" is among the five most-read American novels in colleges and universities.