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Adult Book Discussion at Lawrence Branch

2022-12-20 10:35:00 2022-12-20 11:30:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Adult Book Discussion at Lawrence Branch Join us in-person for our next Book Discussion hosted at the Lawrence Branch. We will discuss "My Ántonia" by Willa Cather (1873-1947). Lawrence Branch -

Tuesday, December 20
10:35am - 11:30am

Add to Calendar 2022-12-20 10:35:00 2022-12-20 11:30:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Adult Book Discussion at Lawrence Branch Join us in-person for our next Book Discussion hosted at the Lawrence Branch. We will discuss "My Ántonia" by Willa Cather (1873-1947). Lawrence Branch -

Join us in-person for our next Book Discussion hosted at the Lawrence Branch. We will discuss "My Ántonia" by Willa Cather (1873-1947).

"My Ántonia" is available as a print book, an eBook, a Preloaded Audiobook (Playaway), and a downloadable audiobook in the Library's collection. A limited number of copies of the print book will be available at the Lawrence Branch on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 while supplies last. Discussion Questions: https://bit.ly/3PDAtKo

"Depicts the pioneering period of European settlement in the American prairie through the stories of Jim Burden and Antonia Shimerda, who is the embodiment of the pioneer spirit. "My Ántonia" is considered one of the most significant American novels of the twentieth century. Set during the great migration west to settle the plains of the North American continent, the narrative follows Antonia Shimerda, a pioneer who comes to Nebraska as a child and grows with the country, inspiring a childhood friend, Jim Burden, to write her life story. The novel is important both for its literary aesthetic and as a portrayal of important aspects of American social ideals and history, particularly the centrality of migration to American culture."

Subject & Genre
Frontier and pioneer life — Fiction.
Women immigrants — Fiction
Farmers' spouses — Fiction
Czech Americans — Fiction
Women pioneers — Fiction
Married women — Fiction
Farm life — Fiction
Nebraska — Fiction
Domestic fiction.
Western fiction.

About the author
Willa Cather (1873-1947) was raised on a Nebraska ranch and became the managing editor for McClure's Magazine. In 1922 she won the Pulitzer Prize for the novel One of Ours.

Jessica Hische is a letterer, an illustrator, a typographer, and a web designer. She currently serves on the Type Directors Club board of directors, has been named a Forbes magazine;30 under 30; in art and design. She lives in San Francisco, California, and Brooklyn, New York.

AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Educators | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Discussion |

TAGS: | Book Discussion | Book Club |

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