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Willa Cather

Born

in Back Creek Valley, Virginia, The United States

December 07, 1873

Died

April 24, 1947

Genre

Literature & Fiction

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Wilella Sibert Cather was born in Back Creek Valley (Gore), Virginia, in December 7, 1873.

She grew up in Virginia and Nebraska. She then attended the University of Nebraska, initially planning to become a physician, but after writing an article for the Nebraska State Journal, she became a regular contributor to this journal. Because of this, she changed her major and graduated with a bachelor's degree in English.

After graduation in 1894, she worked in Pittsburgh as writer for various publications and as a school teacher for approximately 13 years, thereafter moving to New York City for the remainder of her life.

Her novels on frontier life brought her to national recognition. In 1923 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her novel, 'One o ...more

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Average rating: 3.85 · 278,626 ratings · 22,658 reviews · 725 distinct works • Similar authors

	My Ántonia (Great Plains Trilogy, #3) 3.82 avg rating — 132,732 ratings — published 1918 — 4657 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O Pioneers! (Great Plains Trilogy, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 51,354 ratings — published 1913 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Comes for the Archbishop 3.94 avg rating — 35,107 ratings — published 1927 — 193 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Song of the Lark (Great Plains Trilogy #2) by Willa Cather, Doris Grumbach (Foreword) 3.89 avg rating — 10,047 ratings — published 1915 — 1338 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Professor's House by Willa Cather, A.S. Byatt (Introduction) 3.76 avg rating — 8,722 ratings — published 1925 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One of Ours 3.92 avg rating — 8,270 ratings — published 1922 — 1016 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Lost Lady by Willa Cather, A.S. Byatt (Introduction) 3.71 avg rating — 6,529 ratings — published 1923 — 81 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Mortal Enemy 3.61 avg rating — 2,836 ratings — published 1926 — 270 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadows on the Rock really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,455 ratings — published 1931 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paul's Case 3.84 avg rating — 2,271 ratings — published 1905 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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