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The Professor's House
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Professor's House
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Willa Cather
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Introduction by A.S. Byatt
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Series | Virago Modern Classics |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:256 | Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 128 |
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Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781844083763
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Classifications | Dewey:813.52 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Little, Brown Book Group
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Imprint |
Virago Press Ltd
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Publication Date |
7 September 2006 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
On the eve of his move to a new, more desirable residence, Professor Godfrey St Peter finds himself in the shabby study of his former home. Surrounded by the comforting, familiar sights of his past, he surveys his life and the people he has loved: his wife Lillian, his daughters and, above all, Tom Outland, his most outstanding student and once, his son-in-law to be. Enigmatic and courageous - and a tragic victim of the Great War - Tom has remained a source of inspiration to the professor. But he has also left behind him a troubling legacy which has brought betrayal and fracture to the women he loves most . . .
Author Biography
Willa Cather (1873-1947) was born in Virginia where for generations her ancestors farmed land. She became a teacher and journalist and is one of the greatest American writers of this century.
ReviewsWilla Cather makes a world which is burningly alive, sometimes lovely, often tragic -- Helen Dunmore She is undoubtedly one of the greatest American writers * Observer * A triumph -- Hermione Lee The book holds in majestic and mournful equipoise both the nobility of the civilizing instinct and the certainty of its frustration -- Donald Lyons * The Criterion *
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