Chopin, Kate O'Flaherty (1851-1904) American novelist and short-story
writer best known for her portrayal of Creole life in Louisiana. Chopin did
not begin writing until after her husband's death in 1882; much of her work
was condemned during her lifetime, but her popularity resurged in the 1960s.
Azelie (1897) A young man who keeps a storeroom for a plantation owner
falls desperately in love with the daughter of a hired hand after catching
her stealing. From the collection "A Night in Acadie" (1897).
