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My Ántonia

My Ántonia

by Cather, Willa, 1873-1947

BookID: 242

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Nebraska -- FictionFrontier and pioneer life -- Nebraska -- FictionWestern storiesDomestic fiction

Description

"My Ántonia" by Willa Cather is a novel published in 1918. It follows orphaned Jim Burden and Ántonia Shimerda, a Bohemian immigrant girl, as they arrive as children in the Nebraska frontier. Their friendship deepens through shared adventures and hardships on the harsh prairie. As they grow older, their paths diverge—Jim pursues education while Ántonia faces family tragedy and hard labor. The story explores memory, pioneering life, and the enduring bond between two people shaped by the American West. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

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