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FASCYNUJĄCY PORTRET FRYCKA CHOPINA I EPOKI, W KTÓREJ ŻYŁ Ola z Erykiem jadą do dziadków na święta. Oprócz przygotowań i prezentów czeka tam na nich gabinet wciągających książek. W tym niezwykłym pomieszczeniu zebrano prawdziwie magiczne tomy. Wystarczy je otworzyć, aby przenieść się w czasie i przestrzeni. W ten sposób rodzeństwo poznaje losy Frycka Chopina. Towarzyszy mu od pierwszych dni nauki gry na fortepianie. Obserwuje jego wzloty i upadki, młodzieńczą miłość oraz wyjazd do Wiednia i sukcesy w Paryżu.

A woman seeks love and the fulfillment of her essential nature outside of her stuffy, middle-class marriage. Although this book shocked the readers of 1899, it ultimately paved the way for the modern novel.

Unsatisfied with the expectations of Creole society and unhappy with her family life, Edna Pontellier begins to fall in love with the dapper Robert Lebrun. Lebrun's flirtations, along with the lifestyle of renowned musician Mademoiselle Reisz, rejuvenates Edna's sense of freedom and independence. However, an affair with the womanizer Alcee Arobin provides Edna with a taste of the danger that comes with living outside of social convention.

Kate Chopin's novel The Awakening, published 1899, drew a storm of criticism for its "shocking, morbid, and vulgar" story and quickly went out of print. The novel was not resurrected until the 1950s, when participants in the growing women's movement recognized its importance. Today, The Awakening is among the most-read American novels in colleges and universities and is considered an early example of American realism.

Kate Chopin’s novel, a landmark work of early feminism, is seen as a precursor to the works of American novelists such as William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway. The upper-class Creole society of New Orleans and the Southern Louisiana coast at the end of the 19th century is brought to audio in a stirring performance by Academy Award-winning actress Kim Basinger.

La tranquila vida de la señora Baroda se ve interrumpida por la llegada de un viejo amigo universitario de su esposo, el Sr Gouvernail. Aunque al principio la señora Baroda no tenía ningún interés en conocer a este señor, se encuentra desconcertada y luego fascinada por este visitante inusual. La presencia de Gouvernail, lejos de ser intrusiva, despierta en ella emociones y deseos inexplorados que la desafían a reconsiderar su propia identidad y valores. Esta novela íntima y reveladora explora la lucha interna entre las convenciones sociales y los deseos personales más profundos.

American author Kate Chopin's "The Kiss" was written on September 19, 1894, and first published in Vogue on January 17, 1895. It is a short story about a woman scheming to marry a wealthy man.