Kate Chopin Biography

Kate Chopin biography

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NAME: Kate Chopin
OCCUPATION: Author
BIRTH DATE: February 08, 1850
DEATH DATE: August 22, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH: St. Louis, Missouri
PLACE OF DEATH: St. Louis, Missouri
Originally: Katherine O'Flaherty
AKA: Kate Chopin
AKA: Katherine Chopin

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Short-story writer and novelist Kate Chopin wrote The Awakening, a novel about a young mother who abandons her family, initially condemned but later acclaimed.

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Kate Chopin was born on February 8, 1850, in St. Louis, Missouri. She began to write after her husband's death. Among her more than 100 short stories are "Désirée's Baby" and "Madame Celestin's Divorce." The Awakening (1899), a realistic novel about the sexual and artistic awakening of a young mother who abandons her family, was initially condemned for its sexual frankness but was later acclaimed. Chopin died in St. Louis, Missouri, on August 22, 1904.