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  • Rated 5 stars

Desiree’s Baby was the first of many short stories I’ve enjoyed by Kate Chopin, a forerunner of the feminist authors of the 20th Century. In this poignant read, main character Armand Aubigny, a wealthy Louisiana plantation owner, assumes it is his wife’s (Desiree) fault that their young son has Negroid features.

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thegritsdotcom wrote this review Tuesday, May 20 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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