My Antonia

"The best thing I've done is "My A ntonia,"" recalled Willa Cather. "I feel I've made a contribution to American letters with that book." An unconventional novel of prairie life, "My A ntonia" tells the story of a remarkable woman whose strength and passion epitomize the pioneer spirit. Antonia Shimerda returns to Black Hawk, Nebraska, to made a fresh start after eloping with a railway conductor following the tragic death of her father. Accustomed to living in a sod house and toiling alongside the men in the fields, she is unprepared for the lecherous reaction her lush sensuality provokes when she moves to the city. Despite betrayal and crushing opposition, Antonia steadfastly pursues her quest for happiness -- a moving struggle that mirrors the quiet drama of the American landscape.

"No romantic novel ever written in America, by man or woman, is one half so beautiful as "My A ntonia."" --H.L. Mencken

“"No romantic novel ever written in America, by man or woman, is one half so beautiful as My ”

"A book for our times . . . My Antonia becomes an education in what it means to be American: to have come from elsewhere, with very little; to be mindful, amid every trapping of prosperity, of how little we once had, and were; to protect and nurture those newly arrived, wherever from, as if they were our own immigrant ancestors--equally scared, equally humble, and equally determined. . . . To read My Antonia more than a century after its publication is a reminder of the timelessness of America's bigotries. . . . But, more powerfully, Cather's novel is a story of a country that can overcome prejudice." --Bret Stephens, The New York Times Antonia." --H. L. Mencken

"The time will come when Willa Cather will be ranked above Hemingway." --Leon Edel

Willa Cather (1873-1947) was born in Virginia and raised on the Nebraska prairie. She worked as a newspaper writer, teacher, and managing editor of"McClure's" magazine. In addition to "My ?ntonia, " her books include "O Pioneers!" (1913) and "The Professor's House." She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1923 for "One of Ours."

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