Tales of Louisiana Life: Bayou Folk & A Night in Acadie

Kate Chopin (1850-1904) was an American author of short stories and novels. She is considered to have been a forerunner of the feminist authors of the 20th century of Southern or Catholic background, such as Zelda Fitzgerald. Her major works include two short story collections, Bayou Folk and A Night in Acadie, and novel The Awakening. Within a decade of her death, Chopin was widely recognized as ...