A Lost Lady
Autor Willa Catheren Limba Engleză Paperback – 10 iun 2019
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9789353420482
ISBN-10: 9353420482
Pagini: 82
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 5 mm
Greutate: 0.14 kg
Editura: Lector House Llp
ISBN-10: 9353420482
Pagini: 82
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 5 mm
Greutate: 0.14 kg
Editura: Lector House Llp
Notă biografică
Willa Cather captured the quiet beauty and struggle of frontier life with clarity and grace. Born in 1873 in Virginia and raised in Nebraska, she drew deeply from the landscapes and communities of the American Midwest. A belief in simplicity, memory, and the enduring strength of ordinary people shaped her philosophy and storytelling.Evocative settings and emotional restraint define the heart of her work. In works such as My Ántonia and O Pioneers!, she explored migration, resilience, and the bond between people and the land. Thoughtful narratives reveal themes of identity, belonging, and the passage of time.Enduring influence has made her one of the great voices of American literature. Readers and critics alike have admired her ability to transform quiet lives into lasting art. Today, her work remains widely read, valued for its elegance, depth, and timeless portrayal of human experience.
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'She is undoubtedly one of the twentieth century's greatest American writers' OBSERVER
'Her finest novel . . . A masterpiece' IRISH TIMES
'The vivacious Marian Forrester stands as a romantic paean to the pioneer's reckless abandon, counterpointed by the narrator's prim decency' THE TIMES
Marian Forrester brings delight to her husband, an elderly railroad pioneer; to the small town of Sweet Water where they live; and to Niel Herbert, the young narrator of her story who falls in love with her as a boy and later becomes her confidant. He witnesses this vibrant woman in all her contradictory facets: by turns faithless and steadfast, dazzling and pathetic, invincibly charming yet dangerously vulnerable to the men she charms. All are bewitched by her charisma and grace - and all are ultimately betrayed.
Willa Cather's most perfect novel is not only a portrait of a troubling beauty, but also a haunting evocation of a noble age slipping irrevocably into the past.
'She is undoubtedly one of the twentieth century's greatest American writers' OBSERVER
'Her finest novel . . . A masterpiece' IRISH TIMES
'The vivacious Marian Forrester stands as a romantic paean to the pioneer's reckless abandon, counterpointed by the narrator's prim decency' THE TIMES
Marian Forrester brings delight to her husband, an elderly railroad pioneer; to the small town of Sweet Water where they live; and to Niel Herbert, the young narrator of her story who falls in love with her as a boy and later becomes her confidant. He witnesses this vibrant woman in all her contradictory facets: by turns faithless and steadfast, dazzling and pathetic, invincibly charming yet dangerously vulnerable to the men she charms. All are bewitched by her charisma and grace - and all are ultimately betrayed.
Willa Cather's most perfect novel is not only a portrait of a troubling beauty, but also a haunting evocation of a noble age slipping irrevocably into the past.
Recenzii
She is undoubtedly one of the twentieth century's greatest American writers
A poised and perfectly shaped novel
Willa Cather makes a world which is burningly alive, sometimes lovely, often tragic
Her finest novel . . . A masterpiece
This classic has the striking economy of Hemingway, and is as poignant an elegy for the pioneer West as I have read. The vivacious Marian Forrester stands as a romantic paean to the pioneer's reckless abandon, counterpointed by the narrator's prim decency
Her finest novel . . . A masterpiece
A poised and perfectly shaped novel
Willa Cather makes a world which is burningly alive, sometimes lovely, often tragic
Her finest novel . . . A masterpiece
This classic has the striking economy of Hemingway, and is as poignant an elegy for the pioneer West as I have read. The vivacious Marian Forrester stands as a romantic paean to the pioneer's reckless abandon, counterpointed by the narrator's prim decency
Her finest novel . . . A masterpiece