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Willa Cather

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Cather pic WILLA CATHER, 1921
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Born
Gore, Virginia, United States, 1876

Died
New York City, United States, 1947

Places lived
Virginia; Lincoln, Nebraska; Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; New York, United States, 1876

Nationality
American

Publications
Novels, stories, poetry, journalism

Genres
Literary

Writing language
English

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Literature

My Ántonia (1918)

Death Comes for the Archbishop (1927)

Novels

My Ántonia (1918)

The Professor's House (1925)

Death Comes for the Archbishop (1927)

Stories

"Paul's Case" (1905)

American Literature

O Pioneers! (1913)

My Ántonia (1918)

Death Comes for the Archbishop (1927)

First appearance of works in book form

1903

April Twilights Poetry

incl. "The Palatine"

1905

The Troll Garden Seven stories

"Flavia and Her Artists", "The Sculptor's Funeral", "A Death in the Desert", "The Garden Lodge", "The Marriage of Phaedra", "A Wagner Matinee", "Paul's Case: A Study in Temperament"

1909

The Life of Mary Baker G. Eddy and the History of Christian Science Biography, co-authored with Georgine Milmine

1912

Alexander's Bridge Novel

1913

O Pioneers! Novel

1915

The Song of the Lark Novel

1918

My Ántonia Novel

1920

Youth and the Bright Medusa Eight stories

"Coming, Aphrodite!" (aka "Coming, Eden Bower!"), "The Diamond Mine", "A Gold Slipper", "Scandal", "Paul's Case: A Study in Temperament" (revised), "A Wagner Matinee" (revised), "The Sculptor's Funeral" (revised), "A Death in the Desert" (revised)

1922

One of Ours Novel

1923

April Twilights Revised poetry collection

A Lost Lady Novel

1925

The Professor's House Novel

1926

My Mortal Enemy Novel

1927

Death Comes for the Archbishop Novel

1931

Shadows on the Rock Novel

1932

Obscure Destinies Three stories

"Neighbour Rosicky", "Old Mrs. Harris", "Two Friends"

1935

Lucy Gayheart Novel

1936

Not Under Forty Essays

1937–1941

The Novels and Stories of Willa Cather Stories and novels

1940

Sapphira and the Slave Girl Novel

1948

The Old Beauty and Others Three stories

"The Old Beauty", "The Best Years", "Before Breakfast"

1949

Willa Cather: On Writing Essays

1950

Writings from Willa Cather's Campus Years Stories and articles

1956

Five Stories Six stories

Incl. "The Enchanted Bluff", "Tom Outland's Story," "Hard Punishments" (unfinished story)

1970

The World and the Parish: Willa Cather's Articles and Reviews, 1893–1902 Articles

1973

Uncollected Short Fiction, 1915–1925 Stories

Uncle Valentine and other Stories Stories.

 

THE AUTHOR | BIBLIOGRAPHY | VIEWS AND QUOTES