Cather, Willa

My Ántonia

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ISBN 13:
9781618957870
author:
Cather, Willa
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Bibliotech Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2020
Pages:
198
Dimensions:
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 centimetres (0
Genre:
Fiction & Literature, Westerns, Fiction & Literature,
Condition:
New
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Description

Published in 1918, My Ántonia is a novel by Willa Cather that explores the lives of two young pioneers in Nebraska at the end of the 19th century.

The story follows Jim Burden and Ántonia Shimerda, an orphaned boy from Virginia and the elder daughter of Bohemian immigrants, as they begin their new life on the American frontier. The novel delves into the harsh yet fertile land itself, as well as the pioneers who first break the prairie sod for farming.

Cather's vivid portrayal of the American West has made this novel a significant work in her oeuvre, bringing the region to life and making it personally interesting to readers.

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