Kate Chopin (, also ; born Katherine O'Flaherty; February 8, 1851 – August 22, 1904) was an American author of short stories and novels based in Louisiana. She is considered by scholars to have been a forerunner of American 20th-century feminist authors of Southern or Catholic background, such as Zelda Fitzgerald, and is one of the most frequently read and recognized writers of Louisiana Creole heritage. She is best known today for her 1899 novel The Awakening. Of maternal French and paternal Irish descent, Chopin was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She married and moved with her husband to New Orleans. They later lived in the country in Cloutierville, Louisiana. From 1892 to 1895, Chopin wrote short stories for both children and adults that were published in such national magazines as Atlantic Monthly, Vogue, The Century Magazine, and The Youth's Companion. Her stories aroused controversy because of her subjects and her approach; they were condemned as immoral by some critics. Her major works were two
Kate Chopin (, también ; nacido Katherine O'Flaherty; 8 de febrero de 1851 – 22 de agosto de 1904) fue una autora estadounidense de historias cortas y novelas basadas en Louisiana. Ella es considerada por los estudiosos para haber sido un precursor de los escritores feministas estadounidenses del siglo XX de origen sur o católico, como Zelda Fitzgerald, y es uno de los escritores más leídos y reconocidos de la herencia de Louisiana Creole. Ella es más conocido hoy por su novela de 1899 El Despertar. De ascendencia francesa materna y irlandesa paterna, Chopin nació en St. Louis, Missouri. Se casó y se mudó con su esposo a Nueva Orleans. Más tarde vivieron en el país en Cloutierville, Louisiana. De 1892 a 1895, Chopin escribió historias cortas para niños y adultos que fueron publicadas en revistas nacionales como Atlantic Monthly, Vogue, The Magazine, Century y The Youth's Companion historias.