Drop Cap #3
Penguin Classics
December 2012
On Sale: November 28, 2012
Featuring: Antonia Shimerda; Jim Burden
304 pages ISBN: 0143123157 EAN: 9780143123156 Hardcover (reprint) Add to Wish List
C is for Cather. My Γntonia 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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