About the book
In this haunting 1935 novel, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of My Ántonia performs crystalline variations on the themes that preoccupy her greatest fiction: the impermanence of innocence, the opposition between prairie and city, provincial American values and world culture, and the grandeur, elation, and heartache that await a gifted young woman who leaves her small Nebraska town to pursue a life in art.
At the age of eighteen, Lucy Gayheart heads for Chicago to study music. She is beautiful and impressionable and ardent, and these qualities attract the attention of Clement Sebastian, an aging but charismatic singer who exercises all the tragic, sinister fascination of a man who has renounced life only to turn back to seize it one last time. Out of their doomed love affair—and Lucy's fatal estrangement from her origins—Willa Cather creates a novel that is as achingly lovely as a Schubert sonata.
Editions of Lucy Gayheart
- Paperback
- ISBN 9783442839889
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780679728887
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781400039395
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307805232
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781524721701
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781524721718
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In this haunting 1935 novel, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of My Ántonia performs crystalline variations on the themes that preoccupy her greatest fiction: the impermanence of innocence, the opposition between prairie and city, provincial American values and world culture, and the grandeur, elation, and heartache that await a gifted young woman who leaves her small Nebraska town to pursue a life in art.
At the age of eighteen, Lucy Gayheart heads for Chicago to study music. She is beautiful and impressionable and ardent, and these qualities attract the attention of Clement Sebastian, an aging but charismatic singer who exercises all the tragic, sinister fascination of a man who has renounced life only to turn back to seize it one last time. Out of their doomed love affair—and Lucy's fatal estrangement from her origins—Willa Cather creates a novel that is as achingly lovely as a Schubert sonata.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Lucy Gayheart about?
In this haunting 1935 novel, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of My Ántonia performs crystalline variations on the themes that preoccupy her greatest fiction: the impermanence of innocence, the opposition between prairie and city, provincial American values and world culture, and the grandeur, elation, and heartache that await a gifted young woman who leaves her small Nebraska town to pursue a life in art.
At the age of eighteen, Lucy Gayheart heads for Chicago to study music. She is beautiful and impressionable and ardent, and these qualities attract the attention of Clement Sebastian, an aging but charismatic singer who exercises all the tragic, sinister fascination of a man who has renounced life only to turn back to seize it one last time. Out of their doomed love affair—and Lucy's fatal estrangement from her origins—Willa Cather creates a novel that is as achingly lovely as a Schubert sonata.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Lucy Gayheart?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre > Classic fiction: literary and general
Where can I read a sample of Lucy Gayheart?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9783442839889
Is Lucy Gayheart part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Vintage Classics
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Lucy Gayheart?
Willa Cather
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Lucy Gayheart is available as paperback(ISBN 9783442839889) and paperback(ISBN 9780679728887) and paperback(ISBN 9781400039395) and ebook(ISBN 9780307805232) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781524721701) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781524721718)
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