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My Antonia by Willa Cather
My Ántonia evokes the Nebraska prairie life of Willa Cather's
childhood, and commemorates the spirit and courage of immigrant pioneers
in America. One of Cather's earliest novels, written in 1918, it is the
story of Ántonia Shimerda, who arrives on the Nebraska frontier as part
of a family of Bohemian emigrants. Her story is told through the eyes
of Jim Burden, a neighbor who will befriend Ántonia, teach her English,
and follow the remarkable story of her life.
Working in the fields of
waving grass and tall corn that dot the Great Plains, Ántonia forges
the durable spirit that will carry her through the challenges she faces
when she moves to the city. But only when she returns to the prairie
does she recover her strength and regain a sense of purpose in life. In
the quiet, probing depth of Willa Cather's art, Ántonia's story becomes a
mobbing elegy to those whose persistence and strength helped build the
American frontier. (From Amazon.com product listing.)
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