<Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> The Song of the Lark </Td> </Tr> <P> My Ántonia (/ ˈæntəniə / AN - tə - nee - ə) 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 . </P> <P> The novel tells the stories of an orphaned boy from Virginia, Jim Burden, and the elder daughter in a family of Bohemian immigrants, Ántonia Shimerda, who are each brought as children to be pioneers in Nebraska towards the end of the 19th century . Both the pioneers who first break the prairie sod for farming, as well as of the harsh but fertile land itself, feature in this American novel . The first year in the very new place leaves strong impressions in both children, affecting them lifelong . </P> <P> This novel is considered Cather's first masterpiece . Cather was praised for bringing the American West to life and making it personally interesting . </P>

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