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My Antonia By Willa Cather (Paperback, 2008)
'As I looked about me I felt that the grass was the country as the water is the sea The red of the grass made all the great prairie the colour of wine-stainsAnd there was so much motion in it; the whole country seemed somehow to be running' My Antonia (1918) depicts the pioneering period of European settlement on the tall-grass prairie of the American midwest with its beautiful yet terrifying landscape rich ethnic mix of immigrants and native-born Americans and communities who share life's joys and sorrows Jim Burden recounts his memories of Antonia Shimerda whose family settle in Nebraska from Bohemia Together they share childhoods spent in a new world Jim leaves the prairie for college and a career in the east while Antonia devotes herself to her large family and productive farm Her
story is that of the land itself a moving portrait of endurance and strength Described on publication as 'one of the best novels that any American has ever done' My Antonia paradoxically took Cather out of the rank of provincial novelists as the same time that it celebrated the provinces and mythologized a period of American history that had to be lost before its value could be understood ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study and
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story is that of the land itself a moving portrait of endurance and strength Described on publication as 'one of the best novels that any American has ever done' My Antonia paradoxically took Cather out of the rank of provincial novelists as the same time that it celebrated the provinces and mythologized a period of American history that had to be lost before its value could be understood ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study and
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