Best remembered for The Awakening, which was poorly received by her contemporaries, Chopin also published nearly 100 short stories. Her work is currently praised for its romantic and painterly images and its daring plots and characters.

This title, Kate Chopin, part of Chelsea House Publishers’ Modern Critical Views series, examines the major works of Kate Chopin through full-length critical essays by expert literary critics. In addition, this title features a short biography on Kate Chopin, a chronology of the author’s life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University.