Willa Cather





Willa Cather

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born
December 07, 1873 in Back Creek Valley, Virginia, The United States

died
April 24, 1947

gender
female

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influences


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Wilella Sibert Cather is an eminent author from the United States. She is perhaps best known for her depictions of U.S. life in novels such as O Pioneers!, My Ántonia, and Death Comes for the Archbishop.



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Average rating: 3.70 · 62,693 ratings · 5,555 reviews · 103 distinct works
My Ántonia
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 37,329 ratings — published 1900 — 229 editions
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O Pioneers!
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 9,418 ratings — published 1912 — 128 editions
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Death Comes for the Archbishop
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 6,772 ratings — published 1927 — 45 editions
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The Song of the Lark
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 1,963 ratings — published 1915 — 78 editions
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The Professor's House
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 1,837 ratings — published 1925 — 20 editions
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A Lost Lady
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3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 1,235 ratings — published 1923 — 35 editions
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One of Ours
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 899 ratings — published 1922 — 74 editions
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Lucy Gayheart
3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 390 ratings — published 1935 — 11 editions
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Shadows on the Rock
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 370 ratings — published 1931 — 15 editions
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My Mortal Enemy
3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 392 ratings — published 1926 — 14 editions
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More books by Willa Cather…
“There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.”
Willa Cather, The Song of the Lark

“Where there is great love, there are always miracles.”
Willa Cather

“Most of the basic material a writer works with is acquired before the age of fifteen.”
Willa Cather

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