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Song of the Lark by Willa Cather

Song of the Lark

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Willa Cather

Start Publishing LLC · Ebook · April 29, 2013

This is Cather s coming-of-age classic---the story of a young artist who leaves the mediocrity of her home town to seek fame and success in the big city.

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Who it’s for
A coming-of-age classic about artistic ambition and the losses bound up with success.
Genres
Coming-of-Age, Literary Fiction, The Classics
Published
Start Publishing LLC, April 29, 2013

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About this book

This is Cather s coming-of-age classic---the story of a young artist who leaves the mediocrity of her home town to seek fame and success in the big city. A bittersweet reflection on severing oneself from one s past relationships and surroundings, The Song of the Lark explores the loss that ultimately accompanies an artist s highest achievements.

Art and Its Costs

A coming-of-age classic about artistic ambition and the losses bound up with success.

Come here for

  • A young artist’s pursuit of success and the ties she leaves behind

Expect

  • A bittersweet reflection on leaving past relationships and surroundings behind
  • A layered literary read about achievement and its costs

Where it sits

Coming-of-Age64%
Literary Fiction36%
The Classics29%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Literary Fiction
  • Coming-of-Age
Authors
Willa Cather
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
April 29, 2013
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
Literary Fiction