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Informationen zum Autor WILLA CATHER (1873–1947), the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of more than fifteen books, was one of the most distinguished American writers of the early twentieth century. Klappentext One of the most significant American novels of the twentieth century, 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. With a Foreword by Kathleen Norris Zusammenfassung One of the most significant American novels of the twentieth century, 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. With a Foreword by Kathleen Norris

A propos de l'auteur

WILLA CATHER (1873–1947), the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of more than fifteen books, was one of the most distinguished American writers of the early twentieth century.

Résumé

One of the most significant American novels of the twentieth century, 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.

With a Foreword by Kathleen Norris

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Willa Cather, Willa/ Norris Cather
• Collaboration: Kathleen Norris (Editeur)
• Edition: Houghton Mifflin
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.11.1995
• EAN: 9780395755143
• ISBN: 978-0-395-75514-3
• Pages: 256
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits); Historical romance, Narrative theme: Coming of age, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Romance: ‘western’, rural or ‘outback’, Science fiction: Space opera, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Fiction: general and literary, Adventure fiction: Westerns, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, DRAMA: American / General, FICTION: Romance / Historical / American, FICTION: Romance / Historical / 20th Century, FICTION: Westerns, FICTION: Romance / Western, FICTION: Coming of Age, FICTION: Small Town & Rural *, FICTION: Classics, LITERATURE: CLASSICS, FICTION: Friendship, Literature / Classics