Project Gutenberg 2008-07-11 Public domain in the USA. 829 Cather, Willa 1873 1947 Cather, Willa Sibert Cather, Wilella Catherová, Willa Catherova, Willa My Ántonia Judith Boss, Martin Robb and David Widger "My Ántonia" by Willa Cather is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative centers on the life and experiences of Ántonia Shimerda, a Bohemian girl who immigrates to Nebraska, and her connection to Jim Burden, the narrator who reminisces about their childhood and the struggles of immigrant life in a harsh landscape. Through Jim's eyes, the novel explores themes of nostalgia, nature, and the immigrant experience in America. The opening of the novel introduces Jim Burden as he journeys to his grandparents' Nebraska farm after losing his parents. Traveling with a mountain boy named Jake, Jim reflects on the differences between city life and the rural world awaiting him. As they arrive in Black Hawk, Jim recounts the immigrant family's arrival—the Shimerdas—and describes their first interactions, especially with Ántonia, who embodies the hopes and struggles of her family. The narrative sets the tone for an exploration of the bond between Jim and Ántonia, against the backdrop of the American frontier and the challenges faced by immigrants adapting to a new life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Nebraska -- Fiction Frontier and pioneer life -- Nebraska -- Fiction Western stories Domestic fiction Friendship -- Fiction Married women -- Fiction Farm life -- Fiction Women pioneers -- Fiction Women immigrants -- Fiction Farmers' spouses -- Fiction Czech Americans -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 499054 499344 2024-09-01T04:51:11.628162 2023-10-01T04:42:08.854496 text/html text/html 513688 2022-07-15T13:52:13 text/html 283864 2024-09-01T04:51:18.948094 application/epub+zip 285839 2024-09-01T04:51:13.178156 application/epub+zip 285839 2024-09-01T04:51:12.229152 application/epub+zip 421653 2024-09-01T04:51:23.799123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384404 2024-09-01T04:51:18.333105 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384601 2022-09-01T05:00:01.651763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475807 475783 2024-09-01T04:51:11.063203 2023-10-01T04:42:08.322506 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 475576 2022-07-15T14:04:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20850 2024-09-01T04:51:23.940067 application/rdf+xml 10591 2024-09-01T04:51:12.581126 image/jpeg 2976 2024-09-01T04:51:12.402126 image/jpeg 182830 2022-07-15T14:05:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 186962 2022-07-15T14:05:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 231417 2024-09-01T04:51:11.672166 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia