The Professor's House by Willa Cather

Cather has written quite the elegant novel, deftly illustrating the life-changing power of a story within a story. I heard a lecture on space and narrative form in this novel and Absalom, Absalom!, and immediately knew I had to move this book up my reading list--once I got my hands on a copy I read it in one sitting. The story of Tom Outland in itself might be enough for a read--my opinions on that section are the stronger for having seen the old pueblos of New Mexico for myself--but all together this novel is quite moving. I know I will return to this story with joy and excitement.