The Kiss (and other stories)
Registered by Stoepbrak of Cape Town, Western Cape South Africa on 3/17/2012
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
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-- Penguin 60s Classics --
Synopsis (Credit: Back cover)
Five daring tales of passion, decadence and betrayal
– The Kiss
– Désirée's Baby
– The Story of an Hour
– The Unexpected
– The Godmother
The sensuality that suffuses the work of Kate Chopin (1851-1904) startles us with its modernity. Whether evoking the complex world of Creole New Orleans, where racial boundaries are burst by erotic gestures, often with tragic results, or recounting the simple sacrifices made in the name of love, she makes human emotions come instantly, dramatically alive.
(Bought second-hand at Help the Rural Child Charity Bookshop, Victoria Road, Mowbray.)
Synopsis (Credit: Back cover)
Five daring tales of passion, decadence and betrayal
– The Kiss
– Désirée's Baby
– The Story of an Hour
– The Unexpected
– The Godmother
The sensuality that suffuses the work of Kate Chopin (1851-1904) startles us with its modernity. Whether evoking the complex world of Creole New Orleans, where racial boundaries are burst by erotic gestures, often with tragic results, or recounting the simple sacrifices made in the name of love, she makes human emotions come instantly, dramatically alive.
(Bought second-hand at Help the Rural Child Charity Bookshop, Victoria Road, Mowbray.)
Clearly a master at the short story genre, Kate Chopin came as a big surprise to me. Her style is just so different from what I expected from someone writing in the late nineteenth century. These 5 tales are all fresh and sparse, to the point, atmospheric, and often with a sting in the tail.
They were the first of her works I have ever read. I'll be looking out for her novel, The Awakening.
Journal Entry 3 by Stoepbrak at - Ergens in Meppel in Meppel, Drenthe Netherlands on Friday, July 11, 2014
Released 9 yrs ago (7/21/2014 UTC) at - Ergens in Meppel in Meppel, Drenthe Netherlands
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
My wife and I will be cycling through the Netherlands and Germany over the next few weeks. We plan to take part in the Drentse Fiets4Daagse from 22 to 25 July. If all goes according to plan, I'll release this book somewhere in Meppel during our stay there.
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