My Antonia

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Summary: "A coming of age story in the 'Pure American heartland'"
Review: Pure American heartland, this story of immigrants settling the great prairie is a staple of 20th century American literature. A coming of age story with the requisite violence that followed the great migration, the novel, is the story of young Antonia as seen through the eyes of her childhood friend, Jim Burden. Plenty there that anyone can relate to, from themes of romance, social integration and American myth-making. If you are going to read Cather, this is the place to start: both she and the critics generally agree that it is the pinnacle of her body of work.