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My Antonia Paperback - 1995
by Cather, Willa
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- Paperback
Infused with gracious passion for the land, this classic work embraces its uncommon subject--the hard life of the pioneer woman on the prairie--with poetic certitude, rendering a moving portrait of an entire community. Rediscovered by scores of readers every year, it remains a powerful ode to the pioneer spirit and a tribute to the romantic possibilities of the land.
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Details
- Title My Antonia
- Author Cather, Willa
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: repri
- Condition UsedGood
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Mariner Books Classics, Boston
- Date 1995-09-20
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # BRG-43_6_336
- ISBN 9780395755143 / 039575514X
- Weight 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
- Dimensions 7.7 x 5 x 0.8 in (19.56 x 12.70 x 2.03 cm)
- Ages 14 to UP years
- Grade levels 9 - UP
- Reading level 990
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Themes
- Catalog Heading: Classics
- Cultural Region: Plains
- Cultural Region: Upper Midwest
- Curriculum Strand: Language Arts/Literature
- Demographic Orientation: Rural
- Demographic Orientation: Small Town
- Geographic Orientation: Nebraska
- Topical: Coming of Age
- Topical: Home School
- Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, Frontier and pioneer life
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95030223
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
About this book
My Ántonia (first published 1918) is considered one of the greatest novels by American writer Willa Cather. My Ántonia, pronounced with the accent on the first syllable of "Ántonia," is the final book of the "prairie trilogy" of novels by Cather, a list that also includes O Pioneers! and The Song of the Lark. My Ántonia follows an orphaned boy, Jim, and a Bohemian immigrant child, Ántonia, upon their introduction to Nebraska as pioneers. The novel depicts the struggles and successes of the pair throughout their lifetime. The first edition of My Ántonia in 1918 opened with an introduction depicting a conversation on a train that was later cut from the novel in a revised 1926 edition by Houghton Mifflin
Summary
My Ántonia is one of eight classic American novels featured in the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read initiative, designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. The Big Read provides citizens with the opportunity to read and discuss a single book within their communities and is supported by expansive outreach and publicity campaigns. Over one hundred communities will participate in 2007, each with a program lasting approximately one month. A kick-off event is followed by panel discussions, film screenings, and lectures or public readings devoted to the book.
Willa Cather’s heartfelt novel is the unforgettable story of an immigrant woman’s life on the hardscrabble Nebraska plains. Through Jim Burden’s affectionate reminiscence of his childhood friend, the free-spirited Ántonia Shimerda, a larger, uniquely American portrait emerges, both of a community struggling with unforgiving terrain and of a woman who, amid great hardship, stands as a timeless inspiration.
Willa Cather’s heartfelt novel is the unforgettable story of an immigrant woman’s life on the hardscrabble Nebraska plains. Through Jim Burden’s affectionate reminiscence of his childhood friend, the free-spirited Ántonia Shimerda, a larger, uniquely American portrait emerges, both of a community struggling with unforgiving terrain and of a woman who, amid great hardship, stands as a timeless inspiration.
From the rear cover
An enduring literary masterpiece first published in 1918, this hauntingly eloquent classic is an inspiring reminder of the rich past we have inherited. Willa Cather's lustrous prose, infused with a passion for the land, summons forth the hardscrabble days of the immigrant pioneer woman on the Nebraska plains, while etching a deeply moving portrait of an entire community. As Jim Burden revisits his childhood friendship with the free-spirited Antonia Shimerda, we come to understand the sheer fortitude of homesteaders on the prairie, the steadfast bonds cultivated there, and the abiding memories that such vast expanses inspire. Holding the pastoral society's heart, of course, is the bewitching Antonia, whose unfailing industry and infectious enthusiasm for life exemplify the triumphant vitality of an era.
First Edition Identification
First edition published by Houghton Mifflin in 1918. The first printing comprised 3500 copies, 2500 of the copies had illustrations by W.T. Benda printed on glossy paper, and 1000 uncoated paper. A second 'first edition' with a cut introduction was published by Houghton Mifflin in 1926.
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- Entertainment Weekly, 09/04/2015, Page 45
