No romantic novel ever written in America, by man or woman, is one half so beautiful as My Ántonia.
From Pulitzer Prize-winning Willa Cather and chosen as an NEA “Big Read”, this American Classics Edition honors the 250th anniversary of the U.S. with a keepsake-worthy trade paperback. Meet Ántonia on the Nebraska plains — a tender, unforgettable story of friendship, resilience, and belonging.
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning Willa Cather comes a novel the Library of America calls a “masterpiece” — and one chosen as a National Endowment for the Arts “Big Read” pick. This American Classics Edition, released by HarperCollins in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, gives this beloved story the keepsake treatment it deserves.
“No romantic novel ever written in America, by man or woman, is one half so beautiful as My Ántonia.” — H.L. Mencken
Through the affectionate memories of Jim Burden, we meet Ántonia Shimerda — a free-spirited immigrant girl carving out a life on the windswept Nebraska plains. What unfolds is a sweeping, tender portrait of frontier hardship, lasting friendship, and the kind of woman whose inner fire refuses to dim.
This edition features a heartfelt Foreword by Kathleen Norris, the award-winning poet and author of the New York Times bestseller Dakota: A Spiritual Geography.
A few reasons to bring this one home:
Curl up with this one on a foggy afternoon, with the sound of the harbor just outside the window. Cather’s Nebraska feels worlds away from our little cove in Maine — and yet her story of resilience, memory, and belonging will settle right into your heart.
A true classic. Quietly powerful. Endlessly rereadable.
No romantic novel ever written in America, by man or woman, is one half so beautiful as My Ántonia.
Here, at last, is an American novel, redolent of the Western prairie, that our most fastidious tasters may sip with that relish which bespeaks the genuine literary connoisseur.
A masterpiece... one of the finest novels ever written by an American.
My Ántonia is a beautiful book, the story of a young immigrant girl growing up on the Nebraska prairie... It captures the spirit and struggle of pioneer life with extraordinary grace.
One of the most vivid and unforgettable characters in American fiction... a novel that captures the immigrant experience and the American landscape with breathtaking beauty.
| Weight | 0.65 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 5.50 × 0.68 × 8.25 in |
| Book Author | Willa Cather |
| Fiction Type | |
| Subject | Classics, Coming Of Age, Domestic Life, Genre Fiction, Historical, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Small Town & Rural, United States, Westerns, Women's Fiction |
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