My Ántonia

My Ántonia is a novel published in 1918 by American writer Willa Cather and is considered one of her best works. The novel traces the story of an orphaned boy from Virginia, Jim Burden, who travels to Nebraska to live with his pioneer grandparents and befriends Ántonia Shimerda, the daughter of Bohemian immigrants. It received critical success upon publication and today is considered both a masterpiece of literary writing and a powerful depiction of the society of the American West.