O Pioneers!
by Willa Cather
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather holds a well received rating of 3.84 out of 5, based on 31K reader ratings. First published in 1913. The book spans 159 pages.
About O Pioneers!
O Pioneers! (1913) was Willa Cather's first great novel, and to many it remains her unchallenged masterpiece. No other work of fiction so faithfully conveys both the sharp physical realities and the mythic sweep of the transformation of the American frontier—and the transformation of the people who settled it. Cather's heroine is Alexandra Bergson, who arrives on the wind-blasted prairie of Hanover, Nebraska, as a girl and grows up to make it a prosperous farm. But this archetypal success story is darkened by loss, and Alexandra's devotion to the land may come at the cost of love itself.At once a sophisticated pastoral and a prototype for later feminist novels, O Pioneers! is a work in which triumph is inextricably enmeshed with tragedy, a story of people who do not claim a land so much as they submit to it and, in the process, become greater than they were.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Willa Cather |
| Published | 1913 |
| Pages | 159 |
| Genres | Classics, Fiction, Historical Fiction |
| Average Rating | 3.84 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 30,973 |
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What genre is O Pioneers!?
O Pioneers! is categorized as Classics, Fiction, Historical Fiction. Its primary genre classification is Historical Fiction.
Is O Pioneers! worth reading?
Based on 31K reader ratings, O Pioneers! has an average score of 3.84 out of 5.00, which is considered "Well Received."
How many pages is O Pioneers!?
O Pioneers! has 159 pages. It is a relatively quick read.
Who wrote O Pioneers!?
O Pioneers! was written by Willa Cather. It was first published in 1913.
What is the ISBN for O Pioneers!?
The ISBN-13 for O Pioneers! is 9780679743620.0.
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