num_pages: 216
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language: English
title: The Awakening
titlecomplete: The Awakening
characters: Adèle Ratignolle, Mademoiselle Reisz, Robert Lebrun, Alcée Arobin, Léonce Pontellier, Edna Pontellier
genres: Literature, American, Feminism, Classics, School, 19th Century, High School, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Read For School
ratings_count: 201580
places: New Orleans, Louisiana, Grand Isle, Louisiana
publisher: Cliff Notes