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The Besieged City is a proving ground for the intricate language and the radical ideas that characterize one of her century's greatest writers--and an ironic ode to the magnetism of the material

New introduction by James KliseThe year is 1990

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My Antonia: Introduction by Jane Smiley Human Anatomy & Physiology The Besieged City is aIn this symphonically powerful novel, Willa Cather created one of the most winning heroines in American fiction, a woman whose robust high spirits and calm, undemonstrative strength are emblematic of the virtues Cather most admired in her country. This 100th Anniversary Edition of Willa Cather's masterpiece features a new introduction by Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Jane Smiley. Antonia Shimerda is the daughter of Bohemian immigrants struggling