Kate Chopin (Critical Survey of Short Fiction)
Other Literary Forms
In addition to the short stories which brought her some fame as a writer during her own lifetime, Kate Chopin published two novels, At Fault (1890) and The Awakening (1899), the latter of which was either ignored or condemned because of its theme of adultery and frank depiction of a woman’s sexual urges. Chopin also wrote a few reviews and casual essays and a number of undistinguished poems.
Achievements
Kate Chopin’s short stories, published in contemporary popular magazines, won her fame as a local colorist with a good...
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