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Willa Cather, My Ántonia and the Life of a Writer

… Age , Perestroika in Paris , and, most recently, Lucky . She is also the author of several works of nonfiction and … A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, she has also received the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature. She lives in Northern California. …
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Ántonia Scholarship

… Pavelka, prototype for Ántonia Shimerda in Cather's novel  My Ántonia  and Mary Rosicky in Cather's short story … South High School 2022: Chloe Berger, Wilson Hill Academy 2023: Campbell Collins, Collins Homeschool 2024: Eleanor …
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My Ántonia: The Story of a Great American Novel

… Image Willa Cather Free Event at the Joslyn! Special Events Saturday, … its publication and a novel that is part of today’s literary canon,  My Ántonia’s  worldwide appeal is … migration and colonialism, class divisions and labor, rural life and landscapes, and the #MeToo movement.  Olson’s …
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'My Ántonia' Holiday Tour

… the many seasonal winter and Christmas details described in My Ántonia —at the very same places that inspired locations … place in the world—from Otto’s cowboy trunk..."   — My Ántonia Book soon as tours are likely to sell-out!  This … as part of our National Endowment for the Arts Big Read of My Ántonia programs and initiatives. LEARN MORE …
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NEA Big Read: My Ántonia

… to Communities and Organizations September 4, 2024 Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles selected by … We Live" theme. The novel is set in Black Hawk, Nebraska, a town Willa Cather modeled after her childhood hometown of … Willa Cather Spring Conference My Ántonia -themed guided tours A special event at the recently restored Pavelka …
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The National Endowment for the Arts Big Read: My Ántonia

… student pricing is available for the tour. Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles selected by the … to launch our series of NEA Big Read programs devoted to My Ántonia with a special fall kick-off! Please join us for … Breaking the Mold 10:00 a.m. – Pick up a FREE copy of My Ántonia, shop the bookstore, and explore our three new My …
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My Ántonia Selected for NEA’s Big Read

… Image My Ántonia Selected for NEA’s Big Read Introduces “Where We … for the Arts (NEA) announced in October that Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles selected for their … forging deeper connections between people and place,” said Amy Stolls, the NEA’s literary arts director.  As part of the …
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My Ántonia

… Image Vintage cover of My Ántonia My Ántonia Book Club Resources In this symphonically … virtues Cather most admired in her country. We first meet Antonia Shimerda as the young daughter of a Bohemian …
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My Ántonia at 100: The Changing Ecology of the Great Plains

… Image Image Special Events Friday, Mar 23, 2018 | 5am - 3pm Rowe Sanctuary 44450 … Sanctuary for an ecotourism event focused on Willa Cather’s My Ántonia and the complex ecosystem of central Nebraska. This …
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Cather Book Club: My Ántonia

… Book Club will meet to discuss Cather's most beloved novel My Ántonia . There are two meeting times available; 4:00 …
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