For the first time in Russian Kate Chopin’s novel “Awakening” is published one of the greatest works in American literature. Released in 1899, the novel shocked readers and critics. The author was accused of being disobedient . Although the book was not banned, it was censored. This led to the fact that the work of Kate Chopin for a long time remained unnoticed. Like most of the great works criticized during his lifetime, “The Awakening” was recognized only many years later. Brilliant beauty Edna Pontelier together with her husband and two wonderful kids spends the summer in the resort town of Grand Isle Edna's unexpected meeting with Robert, a charming young man, suddenly changes the calm and measured life of a woman. The publication also includes selected stories of the writer, previously not published in Russian.