My Antonia (1918)
0.1303Canon Score · ranked #199 all time
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About the book
My Antonia, first published 1918, is one of Willa Cather's greatest works. It is the last novel in the Prairie trilogy, preceded by O Pioneers! and The Song of the Lark.My Antonia tells the stories of several immigrant families who move out to rural Nebraska to start new lives in America, with a particular focus on a Bohemian family, the Shimerdas, whose eldest daughter is named Antonia. The book's narrator, Jim Burd
Why it ranks #199
Every list on which My Antonia appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| The Novel 100 (Burt) | Editorial list | #67 / 100 |
| OCLC/WorldCat Top 500 Novels (2019) | Editorial list | #78 / 500 |
| Guardian 1000 Novels (2009) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| Bloom, The Western Canon (1994) | Editorial list | Selected |