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.
La Belle Zoraide (1894) Manna Loulou tells her mistress the pathetic
romance of La Belle Zoraide, a beautiful mulatto servant raised as a fine
lady, who is prevented from marrying the slave she loves. From "Bayou Folk."
