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.
A Night in Acadie (1897) Telesphore flees from town to enjoy a carefree
weekend away from the women who have "tortured him with indecision," only to
meet a woman as headstrong as he. The title story from the 1897 collection.
