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The Professor's House
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Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781025930206
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 296
Weight: 0.92
Height: 0.62 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
The Professor's House is a profound exploration of intellectual accomplishment and the subsequent disillusionment that often follows. Set in a Midwestern university town, the novel centers on Godfrey St. Peter, a middle-aged academic who has just completed his life's work-an eight-volume history of Spanish explorers in North America. Despite his professional success and his family's move to a modern, luxurious new home, St. Peter finds himself retreating to his cramped, familiar study in their old house, unable to reconcile his internal world with the materialistic demands and petty rivalries of his family.
The narrative takes a dramatic turn in its middle section, shifting to the high mesas of New Mexico. This story within a story recounts the experiences of Tom Outland, a brilliant former student and soldier who discovered ancient cliff dwellings. Outland's purity of spirit and tragic end haunt the professor, serving as a poignant contrast to the commercialism of the modern era. Willa Cather masterfully weaves themes of memory, the passage of time, and the search for meaning in this quintessential American masterpiece. Through St. Peter's introspective journey, The Professor's House examines the complexities of the human soul and the inevitable tensions between the past and the present.
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