description: A masterful story of primitive themes told with elegance and affection, this novel depicts the violent yet inspiring existence of the foreign and native-born settlers to Nebraska in the early years of this century. Considered by the author to be her best work.
language: English
title: My Antonia
titlecomplete: My Antonia
characters: Ántonia Shimerda, Lena Lingard, Josiah Burden, Jim Burden, Mr. Shimerda, Jake Marpole, Emmaline Burden, Mrs. Shimerda, Ambrosch Shimerda, Otto Fuchs
genres: Classics, American, Historical, Novels, School, Classic Literature, Historical Fiction, Literature, Literary Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 134642
places: Nebraska
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: One Book One Nebraska
publisher: Books in Motion