My Ántonia chronicles the life of Ántonia, a Bohemian immigrant woman, as seen through the eyes of Jim, the man unable to forget her. Jim, now a successful New York lawyer, recollects his upbringing on a Nebraska farm. Even after twenty years, Ántonia continues to live a romantic life in his imagination. When he returns to Nebraska, he finds Ántonia has lived a battered life. Although the man to whom she dedicated her life abandons her, she remains strong and full of courage.

While MY çNTONIA is an American classic, its meandering plot and generous description may prove a challenge to twenty-first-century readers. David Colacci's reading is an ideal way to experience the characters and setting of Cather's novel. Rather than striving for extremely different voices for men and women, Colacci employs accent and intonation subtly. His voice is even and pleasant, his reading fluid. If at times the narration becomes soothing and lulling, perhaps that's because it matches the text almost too well. R.F. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine

 

Willa Cather (1873-1947) is considered to be one of the major fiction writers of the 20th century. She wrote the critically acclaimed novels "Death Comes for the Archbishop," "O Pioneers!," "A Lost Lady," and "The Professor's House." She won a Pulitzer

My Antonia by Willa Cather
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