She is undoubtedly one of the greatest American writers—Observer
The time will come when she will be ranked above Hemingway—Leon Edel
Willa Cather makes a world which is burningly alive, sometimes lovely, often tragic—Helen Dunmore
The Song of the Lark illuminates all her work—A. S. Byatt
In her writing, an almost bardic ability to hold us with stories coexists with a blazing commitment to a moral view of human distinction and human turpitude that recalls Wharton without the cynicism and Conrad without the weightiness . . . Her voice, laconical and richly sensuous, sings out with a note of unequivocal love for the people she is setting down on the page—Marina Warner
A tremendous, ranging story, economical and distilled as poetry, fast moving, rich and short. A mighty subject. A lovely book—JANE GARDAM of DEATH COMES FOR THE ARCHBISHOP
Willa Cather makes a world which is burningly alive, sometimes lovely, often tragic—HELEN DUNMORE
In her writing, an almost bardic ability to hold us with stories coexists with a blazing commitment to a moral view of human distinction and human turpitude that recalls Wharton without the cynicism and Conrad without the weightiness ... Her voice, laconical and richly sensuous, sings out with a note of unequivocal love for the people she is setting down on the page—MARINA WARNER
`The world is little, people are little, human life is little. There is only one big thing - desire.'
Published in 1915 and set in the 1890s, The Song of the Lark tells the story of Thea Kronberg, a gifted young singer who blazes her way into the world's greatest opera houses. Thea's arduous journey begins in Moonstone, Colorado, a burgeoning Western town, where she is one of seven children. Following an artistic awakening at an Arizona canyon, she eventually finds fame as an acclaimed opera singer, performing in Germany and at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. The second book in Cather's Great Plains Trilogy, The Song of the Lark draws parallels between the drive of the artist and the quest of America's early pioneers in the vast West. It is a compelling portrait of the development of an artist, and the struggles and sacrifices that are made on the path to success.
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The Song of the Lark
`The world is little, people are little, human life is little. There is only one big thing - desire.'
Published in 1915 and set in the 1890s, The Song of the Lark tells the story of Thea Kronberg, a gifted young singer who blazes her way into the world's greatest opera houses. Thea's arduous journey begins in Moonstone, Colorado, a burgeoning Western town, where she is one of seven children. Following an artistic awakening at an Arizona canyon, she eventually finds fame as an acclaimed opera singer, performing in Germany and at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. The second book in Cather's Great Plains Trilogy, The Song of the Lark draws parallels between the drive of the artist and the quest of America's early pioneers in the vast West. It is a compelling portrait of the development of an artist, and the struggles and sacrifices that are made on the path to success.
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940191259925 |
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| Publisher: | Naxos Audiobooks |
| Publication date: | 08/31/2024 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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