Willa Cather





Willa Cather

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

died
April 24, 1947

gender
female

genre

influences


About this author

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.



Average rating: 3.74 · 103,005 ratings · 7,532 reviews · 165 distinct works · Similar authors
My Ántonia
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 58,323 ratings — published 1900 — 273 editions
O Pioneers!
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 16,201 ratings — published 1913 — 206 editions
Death Comes for the Archbishop
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 12,277 ratings — published 1927 — 52 editions
The Song of the Lark
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 2,962 ratings — published 1915 — 94 editions
The Professor's House
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 2,759 ratings — published 1925 — 27 editions
One of Ours
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 1,796 ratings — published 1922 — 84 editions
A Lost Lady
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3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 1,912 ratings — published 1923 — 41 editions
My Mortal Enemy
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 658 ratings — published 1926 — 16 editions
Shadows on the Rock
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 585 ratings — published 1931 — 15 editions
Lucy Gayheart: Reissue
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 608 ratings — published 1935 — 13 editions
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

“The world is little, people are little, human life is little. There is only one big thing — desire.”
Willa Cather, The Song of the Lark

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

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