My Antonia

New York: Vintage, 2018. 100th Anniversary Edition. Paperback. New. 272 pp. Duodecimo. [20 cm]. Illustrated wraps. Cather's novel illustrates life on the great plains in Nebraska. It follows a bohemian immigrant family struggling to navigate a rural lifestyle, especially the young daughter Antonia. My Antonia is considered Cather's most known masterpiece, but the author remains fairly overlooked although her literary prowess is comparable to Faulkner and Steinbeck. Her writing illuminates the earlier struggles of immigrants in the U.S., and showcases a nostaglic love for the once native land untouched by modern farming.