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My Ántonia

by Willa Cather, John J. Murphy, W.T. Benda
RM44.48 MYR
My Ántonia
My Ántonia

Pioneer spirit and migration paint American soul.

If you find beauty in the raw and unrefined chronicles of pioneer life, "My Ántonia" is a book that will resonate deeply with you. Willa Cather's storytelling is not just about characters; it's about the profound land itself—its vast skies and tenacious settlers. Her literary brushstrokes bring to life an era of American history and the resilient people shaping it. It's about lost innocence and the bittersweet tang of nostalgia, always yearning for a past that slips away like sand through fingers. Through it all, Ántonia embodies the unquenchable human spirit, forever etching a mark of both the past's hardship and beauty into your memory.

  • One Book One Nebraska (2005)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

My Ántonia

by Willa Cather, John J. Murphy, W.T. Benda
RM44.48 MYR
ISBN: 9780140187649
Authors: Willa Cather, John J. Murphy, W.T. Benda
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date of Publication: 1994-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Literature, Classics
Goodreads rating: 3.83
(rated by 136783 readers)

Description

Willa Cather's My Ántonia is considered one of the most significant American novels of the twentieth century. Set during the great migration west to settle the plains of the North American continent, the narrative follows Antonia Shimerda, a pioneer who comes to Nebraska as a child and grows with the country, inspiring a childhood friend, Jim Burden, to write her life story. The novel is important both for its literary aesthetic and as a portrayal of important aspects of American social ideals and history, particularly the centrality of migration to American culture.
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*Books may be missing bundle media (e.g. CD, e-book code), if included.

 

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Pioneer spirit and migration paint American soul.

If you find beauty in the raw and unrefined chronicles of pioneer life, "My Ántonia" is a book that will resonate deeply with you. Willa Cather's storytelling is not just about characters; it's about the profound land itself—its vast skies and tenacious settlers. Her literary brushstrokes bring to life an era of American history and the resilient people shaping it. It's about lost innocence and the bittersweet tang of nostalgia, always yearning for a past that slips away like sand through fingers. Through it all, Ántonia embodies the unquenchable human spirit, forever etching a mark of both the past's hardship and beauty into your memory.

  • One Book One Nebraska (2005)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.