Vaig veure per primera vegada la Myra Henshawe quan jo tenia quinze anys, però recordava haver-ne sentit a parlar des que tenia ús de raó. La Myra havia fugit per casar-se, i aquella història era la més interessant, de...
«Una dama extraviada es el producto de una manera de narrar que Cather ha ido aguzando, perfilando desde su primera vocación literaria, con un particular sentido de la lealtad a sus personajes», Mª José Navarro, "Reseñ...
La historia narra la historia del despertar de una joven como artista en el contexto del paisaje occidental. Thea Kronborg, una aspirante a cantante, lucha por escapar de los confines de su pequeña ciudad de Colorado al mundo de posibilidades en...
EL CANTO DE LA ALONDRA Willa Cather prólogo de José María Marco traducción de Eva Rodríguez-Halffter El canto de la alondra es una de las primeras novelas, publicada en 1915, después del gran éxito de O...
On his deathbed, John Bergson, the head of a Swedish American family, decided to will the family farm to his daughter, Alexandra, instead of her two older brothers. Though it upset his sons, John was firm in his decision, knowing that the conditions in...
Born in a small Colorado town, Thea Kronborgâs aspirations to be a famed musician makes it difficult for her to fit in. With the reputation of being different and strange, Thea has a challenging time getting along with her siblings and...
After the death of his parents, Jim Burden is sent to live with his grandparents in Nebraska, where he meets his first and most prominent love, Antonia Shimera. As pioneers in Nebraska, the Shimera family expected hardships, but none as devastating as...
My Ántonia is a novel published in 1918 by American writer Willa Cather, considered one of her best works. It is the final book of her "prairie trilogy" of novels, preceded by O Pioneers! and The Song of the Lark. The novel tells the stories...
"The Troll Garden - And Selected Stories" is a 1905 collection of short stories by American writer Willa Cather. They include: "On The Divide", "Eric Hermannsons Soul", "The Enchanted Bluff", "The Bohemian Girl",...