7 best short stories by Kate Chopin

Kate Chopin is considered one of the first feminist authors of the 20th century. She is often credited for introducing the modern feminist literary movement. After the death of her husband she became a talented and prolific short story writer, inspired and inspiring by writers like Charlotte Perkins and Susan Gaskell.In this book you will find seven selected short stories of this author who shocked in her time and whose work enchants to us until today:A Respectable WomanA Pair of Silk StockingsA Matter of Prejudice A December Day in DixieAt the 'Cadian BallThe StormDésirée's Baby

Kate Chopin was born on February 8, 1850, in St. Louis, Missouri. She began to write after her husband's death. Among her more than 100 short stories are 'Désirée's Baby' and 'Madame Celestin's Divorce.' The Awakening (1899), a realistic novel about the sexual and artistic awakening of a young mother who abandons her family, was initially condemned for its sexual frankness but was later acclaimed. Chopin died in St. Louis, Missouri, on August 22, 1904.