The Professor’s House
The Professor’s House by Willa Cather is a reissue published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on October 31, 1990. This 272-page novel explores the life of Professor Godfrey St. Peter, a middle-aged man who finds himself grappling with emotional dislocation as he faces the prospect of moving to a new home. As he reflects on his life, which he has dedicated to his work, family, and garden, St. Peter’s mild resistance to change evolves into a deeper rebellion against the very structure of his existence.
Readers will discover a lyrical and bittersweet narrative that delves into themes of family life and personal renewal. Set against the backdrop of a Midwestern university town in the 1920s, the novel intricately weaves social and domestic rituals with profound psychological insights. Cather’s exploration of St. Peter’s internal struggles offers a rich examination of the complexities of human relationships and the challenges of adapting to change.
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A lyrical and bittersweet novel of a middle-aged man losing control of his life that’s a brilliant study in emotional dislocation and renewal—from one of the most highly acclaimed authors of the twentieth century.
Professor Godfrey St. Peter is a man in his fifties who has devoted his life to his work, his wife, his garden, and his daughters, and achieved success with all of them. But when St. Peter is called on to move to a new, more comfortable house, something in him rebels. And although at first that rebellion consists of nothing more than mild resistance to his family’s wishes, it imperceptibly comes to encompass the entire order of his life. The Professor’s House combines a delightful grasp of the social and domestic rituals of a Midwestern university town in the 1920s with profound spiritual and psychological introspection.
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