Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 347
- Total plays
- 2,357
Kate Chopin (born Katherine O'Flaherty (February 8, 1851 – August 22, 1904) was an American author of short stories and novels. She is now considered by some to have been a forerunner of feminist authors of the 20th century. From 1892 to 1895, she wrote short stories for both children and adults which were published in such magazines as Atlantic Monthly, Vogue, the Century, and Harper's Youth's Companion. Her major works were two short story collections, Bayou Folk (1894) and A Night in Acadie (
Key facts
- Born
- Katherine O'Flaherty , ( 1850-02-08 ) February 8, 1850, St. Louis, Missouri , U.S.
- Died
- August 22, 1904 (1904-08-22) (aged 54), St. Louis, Missouri , U.S.
- Occupation
- Novelist, short story writer
- Genre
- Realistic fiction
- Notable works
- The Awakening
- Spouse
- Oscar Chopin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1870 ; died 1882 )
Article
Kate Chopin (/ˈʃoʊpæn/, also US: /ʃoʊˈpæn, ˈʃoʊpən/; born Katherine O'Flaherty; February 8, 1850 – August 22, 1904) was an American author of short stories and novels based in Louisiana. She is considered by scholars to have been a forerunner of American 20th-century feminist authors of Southern or Catholic background, such as Zelda Fitzgerald, and she is among the most frequently read and recognized writers of Louisiana Creole heritage. She is best known today for her 1899 novel The Awakening.
Of maternal French and paternal Irish descent, Chopin was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She married and moved with her husband to New Orleans. They later lived in the country in Cloutierville, Louisiana. From 1892 to 1895, Chopin wrote short stories for both children and adults that were published in national magazines, including The Atlantic Monthly, Vogue, The Century Magazine, and The Youth's Companion. Her stories aroused controversy because of her subjects and her approach; they were condemned as immoral by some critics.
Gallery (8)
Connections
Categories
1850 births1904 deaths19th-century American businesspeople19th-century American businesswomen19th-century American novelists19th-century American short story writers19th-century American women writers19th-century Roman CatholicsAmerican people of French descentAmerican people of Irish descentAmerican Roman Catholic writersAmerican women novelists