... . Kate Chopin was thirty nine when she published her first story, At Fault, in 1889, and wrote her last novel, The Awakening, in 1897. During that period she wrote over one hundred and fifty poems, essays, short stories and novels (Toth 245-255). By far her most controversial novel was The Awakening. This book dealt with "[ ]conflicts raging inside ... the last five years of her life in relative solitude (Toth 244). Kate Chopin died on August 22, 1904. The 1960's marked a rebirth or "awakening" for Kate Chopin. Her story The Storm was published for the first time, and The Awakening recei...

• Word Count: 765
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School