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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Nebraska Press
ISBN-100803245718
ISBN-139780803245716
eBay Product ID (ePID)150524064
Product Key Features
Book TitleO Pioneers!
Number of Pages278 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2013
TopicGeneral, Literary, Historical
GenreFiction
AuthorWilla Cather
Book SeriesBison Classic Editions Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight23.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2012-045557
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal813/.52
Table Of ContentPart I - The Wild Land Part II - Neighboring Fields Part III - Winter Memories Part IV - The White Mulberry Tree Part V - Alexandra
Edition DescriptionSpecial
SynopsisWilla Cather said that O Pioneers! was her first authentic novel, "the first time I walked off on my own feet--everything before was half real and half an imitation of writers whom I admired." Cather's novel of life on the Nebraska frontier established her reputation as a writer of great note and marked a significant turning point in her artistic development. No longer would she let literary convention guide the form of her writing; the materials themselves would dictate the structure. Cather's O Pioneers! is the sentimental and somewhat controversial story of the Bergsons, a family of Swedish pioneers that settles for life on the American prairie. While Alexandra, the family matriarch, is able to turn the family farm into a financial success, her brother Emil must grapple with the solace and tragedy of forbidden love. A novel surprisingly ahead of its time, this protofeminist work touches on a wide range of enduring themes, including love, marriage, temptation, and isolation., Willa Cather's novel of life on the Nebraska frontier established her reputation as a writer of great note and marked a significant turning point in her artistic development. No longer would she let literary convention guide the form of her writing. A novel surprisingly ahead of its time, this protofeminist work touches on a wide range of enduring themes, including love, marriage, temptation, and isolation., Willa Cather said that O Pioneers was her first authentic novel, "the first time I walked off on my own feet-everything before was half real and half an imitation of writers whom I admired." Cather's novel of life on the Nebraska frontier established her reputation as a writer of great note and marked a significant turning point in her artistic development. No longer would she let literary convention guide the form of her writing; the materials themselves would dictate the structure. Cather's O Pioneers is the sentimental and somewhat controversial story of the Bergsons, a family of Swedish pioneers that settles for life on the American prairie. While Alexandra, the family matriarch, is able to turn the family farm into a financial success, her brother Emil must grapple with the solace and tragedy of forbidden love. A novel surprisingly ahead of its time, this protofeminist work touches on a wide range of enduring themes, including love, marriage, temptation, and isolation. Willa Cather (1873-1947) was born in Virginia; her family moved to Nebraska in 1883 and eventually settled in Red Cloud. After graduating from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1895, she returned to Red Cloud briefly before moving east to work on Home Monthly and eventually McClure's. Her first published books were the poetry collection April Twilights and the short-story collection The Troll Garden. O Pioneers is part of Cather's Prairie Trilogy, which includes The Song of the Lark and My ntonia, all available in Bison Books editions. In 1923 Cather received the Pulitzer Prize for her novel One of Ours.
LC Classification NumberPS3505.A87O2 2013
