At Fault

by Kate Chopin

Overview

'At Fault', which mirrors Chopin's own life, was written at the beginning of her career and introduces characters and themes that appeared later in her accliamed novel 'The Awakening'. Set in the post-Reconstruction South against the backdrop of economic devastation, this is the story of Therese Lafirme, a beautiful young Creole widow,

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9786057566218
Publisher:	E-Kitap Projesi & Cheapest Books
Publication date:	01/01/1900
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Kate Chopin (1850-1904) was an American writer. Born in St. Louis, Missouri to a family with French and Irish ancestry, Chopin was raised Roman Catholic. An avid reader, Chopin graduated from Sacred Heart Convent in 1968 before marrying Oscar Chopin, with whom she moved to New Orleans in 1870. The two had six children before Oscar’s death in 1882, which left the family with extensive debts and forced Kate to take over her husband’s businesses, including the management of several plantations and a general store. In the early 1890s, back in St. Louis and suffering from depression, Chopin began writing short stories, articles, and translations for local newspapers and literary magazines. Although she achieved moderate critical acclaim for her second novel, The Awakening (1899)—now considered a classic of American literature and a pioneering work of feminist fiction—fame and success eluded her in her lifetime. In the years since her death, however, Chopin has been recognized as a leading author of her generation who captured with a visionary intensity the lives of Southern women, often of diverse or indeterminate racial background.

Table of Contents

PART I

I- The Mistress of Place-du-Bois.

II- At the Mill.

III- In the Pirogue.

IV- A Small Interruption.

V- In the Pine Woods.

VI- Melicent Talks.

VII- Painful Disclosures.

VIII- Treats of Melicent.

IX- Face to Face.

X- Fanny’s Friends.

XI- The Self-Assumed Burden.

XII- Severing Old Ties.

PART II

I- Fanny’s First Night at Place-du-Bois.

II- “Neva to See You!”

III- A Talk Under the Cedar Tree.

IV- Thérèse Crosses the River.

V- One Afternoon.

VI- One Night.

VII- Melicent Leaves Place-du-Bois.

VIII- With Loose Rein.

IX- The Reason Why.

X- Perplexing Things.

XI- A Social Evening.

XII- Tidings That Sting.

XIII- Melicent Hears the News.

XIV- A Step Too Far.

XV- A Fateful Solution.

XVI- To Him Who Waits.

XVII- Conclusion.

Editorial Reviews

"Therese had not reached the age of thirty-five without learning that life presents many insurmountable obstacles which must be accepted, whether with the callousness of philosophy, the revolt of weakness or the dignity of self-respect."

― Kate Chopin, At Fault

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