“I've been seeing the waves and the white beach of Grand Isle; the quiet, grassy street of the Chênière Caminada; the old sunny fort at Grand Terre. I've been working with a little more comprehension than a machine, and still feeling like a lost soul.”

—  Kate Chopin , book The Awakening

The Awakening (1899)

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American author 1850–1904

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