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The Professor's House
Hardcover
HumorClassic FictionGeneral Fiction
ISBN13: 9781515435143
Publisher: Smk Books
Published: Apr 3 2018
Pages: 140
Weight: 0.83
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Willa Cather's The Professor's House offers a thoughtful and deeply reflective portrait of a scholar confronting change, memory, and the quiet complexities of modern life.
Professor Godfrey St. Peter, a respected academic nearing the later years of his career, finds himself reflecting on the path his life has taken. As his family prepares to move into a new home symbolizing their rising prosperity, the professor remains emotionally tied to his old house and the memories it contains. Surrounded by success yet troubled by an undefined dissatisfaction, he begins to reconsider the meaning of his work, his family relationships, and the ideals that once guided him.
Interwoven with the professor's reflections is the story of Tom Outland, a former student whose adventurous discoveries in the American Southwest left a profound impression on St. Peter's life. Through this parallel narrative, Cather explores themes of ambition, memory, and the tension between material success and spiritual fulfillment.
First published in 1925, The Professor's House stands as one of Cather's most sophisticated novels. With subtle psychological insight and graceful prose, she examines the inner life of an individual confronting the passage of time and the shifting values of modern society.
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