{"product_id":"chasing-bright-medusas-benjamin-taylor-9780593298824","title":"Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eChasing Bright Medusas\u003c\/i\u003e should appeal to anyone -- novice or expert -- ready to explore Cather's life and work in the company of a critic so alert to the shimmering subtlety of her style and the hard years of effort that went into crystallizing it.\" \u003ci\u003e--The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA tender biography of one of the greatest authors of the twentieth century and an elegant exploration of artistic endurance, as told by a lifelong lover of Willa Cather's work \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story of Willa Cather is defined by a lifetime of determination, struggle, and gradual emergence. Some show their full powers early, yet Cather was the opposite--she took her time and transformed herself by stages. The writer who leapt to the forefront of American letters with \u003ci\u003eO Pioneers!\u003c\/i\u003e (1913), \u003ci\u003eThe Song of the Lark\u003c\/i\u003e (1915), and \u003ci\u003eMy ﾁntonia\u003c\/i\u003e (1918) was already well into middle age. Through years of provincial journalism in Nebraska, brief spells of teaching, and editorial work on magazines, she persevered in pursuit of the ultimate goal--literary immortality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnlike Hemingway, Faulkner, and Fitzgerald, her idealism was unironic, and she stood alone among the great modern authors--at odds with the fashionable attitudes of her time. Combining intricate analysis with an empathetic, lyrical voice, Benjamin Taylor uncovers the reality of Cather's artistic development, from modest beginnings to the triumphs of her mature years. His book is simultaneously an homage to her character, a warm consideration of her work, and a case being made to read Cather with renewed vigor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Benjamin Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593298829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593298824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2023 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2023","brand":"Benjamin Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44122141524223,"sku":"9780593298824","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0a4a2f9b-b6db-4cbf-ab61-e4aa37dc0f05.jpg?v=1687423411","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chasing-bright-medusas-benjamin-taylor-9780593298824","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}