Willa Cather

My Ántonia (eBook, ePUB)

Historical Novel

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The novel tells the stories of an orphaned boy from Virginia, Jim Burden, and the elder daughter in a family of Bohemian immigrants, Ántonia 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: e-artnow
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 4057664102911
• Artikelnr.: 57268728

Autorenporträt

Willa Cather (1873-1947) was an American author who achieved recognition for her novels of frontier life on the Great Plains, in works such as O Pioneers!, My Ántonia, and The Song of the Lark. In 1923 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours, a novel set during World War I. Cather was praised for bringing the American West to life and making it personally interesting.