Kate Chopin

Kate Chopin (English: Kate Chopin, IPA: /ˈʃoʊpæn/, or American /ʃoʊˈpæn, ˈʃoʊpən/, February 8, 1851 - August 22, 1904), whose real name was Katherine O'Flaherty O'Flaherty, an American novelist whose works are mostly set in Louisiana Creoles. Now recognized as a pioneer of feminist writers in the 19th century. From 1869 to 1902, she wrote short stories for adults and children, which appeared in such magazines as The Atlantic Monthly, Vogue, Century, and Harper's Manual for Young Adults. His major works are two collections of short stories, "The Bayou People" (1894) and "Arcadia Nights" (1897). Important short stories include "Dazzle's Baby," which tells the story of interracial marriages in the Luzhou area before the Civil War. There are also "Story of an Hour" and "The Storm". Chopin also wrote two novels: "The Guilty" (1890) and "The Awakening" (1899), the latter set in New Orleans and the Grand Island. The characters in her novels are usually residents of Luzhou, and the setting of most of her works is related to Nachitexi in the north-central Luzhou. Literary critics at the time believed that Chopin always expressed her care for women in her works.