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Willa Sibert Cather (/ ˈ k æ ð ər /; [1] born Wilella Sibert Cather; [2] December 7, 1873 [A] – April 24, 1947) was an American writer known for her novels of life on the Great Plains, including O Pioneers!, The Song of the Lark, and My Ántonia.
One of Ours. One of Ours is a 1922 novel by Willa Cather that won the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel. It tells the story of the life of Claude Wheeler, a Nebraska native in the first decades of the 20th century. The son of a successful farmer and an intensely pious mother, he is guaranteed a comfortable livelihood.
Plot summary. A team of football players have a talk before a game against the 'Injuns'. In the previous matchup between the two teams, one of the opposing team players was fatally injured. Once the teams take the field, an unusual coldness comes over the playing field and a number of unexplained events take place. One player, Fred, passes out.
O Pioneers! O Pioneers! is a 1913 novel by American author Willa Cather, written while she was living in New York. It was her second published novel. The title is a reference to a poem by Walt Whitman entitled "Pioneers! O Pioneers!" from Leaves of Grass (1855).
Print (Hardback) A Lost Lady is a 1923 novel by American writer Willa Cather. It tells the story of Marian Forrester and her husband, Captain Daniel Forrester, who live in the Western town of Sweet Water along the Transcontinental Railroad. Throughout the story, Marian—a wealthy married socialite—is pursued by a variety of suitors and her ...
Benjamin Taylor has a thing for Willa Cather. This year, the 150th anniversary of her birth, he has written a passionate love letter to her in the form of a brief but illuminating biography.
Publication date. January 1903. " A Death in the Desert " is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in The Scribner's in January 1903. [1]
1948. " The Best Years " is a short story by Willa Cather, first published after her death in the collection The Old Beauty and Others in 1948. [1] It is her final work, [2] and was intended as a gift to her brother, Roscoe Cather, [3] [4] who died as it was being written. [5] Set in Nebraska and the northeastern United States, [6] [7] the ...