Kate Chopin's novel The Awakening, one of the greatest works in American literature, is published in Russian for the first time. Published in 1899, the novel shocked readers and critics. The author was accused of dissipation. And although the book was not banned, it was censored. This led to the fact that Kate Chopin's work went unnoticed for a long time. Like most great works criticized during their lifetime, “The Awakening” was recognized only many years later. The brilliant beauty Edna Pontellier, along with her husband and two wonderful children, spends the summer in the resort town of Grand Isle. Edna's unexpected meeting with Robert, a charming young man, suddenly changes the woman's calm and measured life. The publication also includes selected stories by the writer that have not previously been published in Russian.