The Awakening by Kate Chopin (Text Synchronized Audiobook™)

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Owing to its highly personal content focused on feminine sexuality, this LibriVox edition was recorded by eight female readers.

The Modern Library edition of The Awakening has an introduction by Kay Gibbons, who writes: “The Awakening shocked turn-of-the-century readers with its forthright treatment of sex and suicide. Departing from literary convention, Kate Chopin failed to condemn her heroine’s desire for an affair with the son of a Louisiana resort owner, whom she meets on vacation. The power of sensuality, the delusion of ecstatic love, and the solitude that accompanies the trappings of middle- and upper-class life are the themes of this now-classic novel.” - As Kay Gibbons points out, Chopin “was writing American realism before most Americans could bear to hear that they were living it.”

To give you an idea of the subject matter, Project Gutenburg catalogues The Awakening under “Adultery — Fiction — Women — Louisiana — New Orleans — Social conditions.”

Table of Contents:

Chapter 01 - 00:36:13
Chapter 02 - 00:52:53
Chapter 03 - 00:40:08
Chapter 04 - 00:42:06
Chapter 05 - 00:44:07
Chapter 06 - 00:33:30
Chapter 07 - 00:30:55
Chapter 08 - 00:34:42

This great title is now available in its entirety on the iScroll®, a Text Synchronized Audiobook™ (TSA) reader that will completely change the way you experience your favorite book. Choose to read, listen or both.

Numerous studies have shown that simultaneous reading and listening dramatically increases focus, concentration and retention, ultimately boosting your learning capacity.

Key iScroll features:
Scrolling text with narration
Continuous playback of all chapters
Option of listening, reading or both
Font size adjustment
Scroll speed adjustment
Bookmark feature to start where you left off
Read in Portrait or landscape mode

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