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Willa Cather My Antonia 100th Anniversary Edition
Willa Cather My Antonia 100th Anniversary Edition: Complete and Unabridged 1918 Version with Introduction, Context, Biography and Analysis | Willa Cather
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Willa Cather My Antonia 100th Anniversary Edition: Complete and Unabridged 1918 version with introduction, context, biography and analysis My ntonia is a novel published in 1918 by American writer Willa Cather, considered one of her best works. It is the final book of her "prairie trilogy" of novels, preceded by O Pioneers! and The Song of the Lark. The novel tells the stories of an orphaned boy from Virginia, Jim Burden, and the elder daughter in a family of Bohemian immigrants, ntonia Shimerda, who are each brought as children to be pioneers in Nebraska towards the end of the 19th century. Both the pioneers who first break the prairie sod for farming, as well as of the harsh but fertile land itself, feature in this American novel. The first year in the very new place leaves strong impressions in both children, affecting them lifelong. This novel is considered Cather's first masterpiece. Cather was praised for bringing the American West to life and making it personally interesting. This special 100th Anniversary edition includes the full 1918 original version of the Willa Cather's book and provides other valuable features including a commented introduction, helpful bibliography, author's biography, notes, references, context and analysis.
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This novel is really more a portrait of immigrant life in late 19th C Nebraska than a traditional novel. From native red grass stretching endlessly & marked by occasional sod houses to the coming of wooden homes, roads, and cars we see an important transition in the land & life of the American prairie. Ántonia & the working girls are fascinating. The narrator is a judgmental ass, but Cather‘s storytelling & descriptions make the book a wonder.

erzascarletbookgasm Great review 👍. Putting this up my tbr. 4y
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