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Bayou Folk (Paperback)
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Bayou Folk (Paperback)
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Loot Price R192
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Bayou Folk (1894) is a short story collection by American author
Kate Chopin. Chopin, a pioneering feminist and gifted writer,
sought to portray the experiences of Southern women and ethnic
minorities struggling to survive in an era decimated by war and
economic hardship. Bayou Folk collects twenty-three of her stories.
"Beyond the Bayou" is the story of La Folle, a thirty-five year old
black woman living on the outskirts of a Louisiana plantation.
Traumatized with memories of the war, she has spent her entire life
on one side of the bayou. From her modest cabin, she entertains
visits from the owner of Bellissime plantation and his young
children. La Folle holds a special fondness for Cheri, the owner's
young son, whom she entertains with stories of a world she has
seldom, if ever, seen, a world "beyond the bayou." When a terrible
accident occurs, however, she is forced to face her deepest fears,
or else suffer the most unthinkable loss of all. In "Desiree's
Baby," the most acclaimed of Chopin's short stories, a young woman
married to plantation owner Armand Aubigny awaits the birth of her
first child. When the child is born with a racially ambiguous
appearance, however, Aubigny quickly blames his wife, whose parents
are suspected of having African American heritage. Banished from
the plantation, Desiree leaves her young family behind, unaware of
the secret her husband declined to share. Bayou Folk showcases the
literary talent of Kate Chopin, a writer with an eye for characters
on the fringe, people whose hearts often clash with the rules and
demands of culture in the American South. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of Kate Chopin's Bayou Folk is a classic of American literature
reimagined for modern readers.
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