It is also widely seen as a landmark work of early feminism, generating a mixed reaction from contemporary readers and critics. It is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women's issues without condescension. Set in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf coast at the end of the 19th century, the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle between her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century American South. First editions are rare, especially in this condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. In very good condition with some rubbing to the spine. Octavo, original green cloth stamped in dark green and red.
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