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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: 3.87 · 318,864 ratings · 27,817 reviews · 854 distinct works • Similar authors

	My Ántonia 3.84 avg rating — 146,782 ratings — published 1918	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! 3.90 avg rating — 58,231 ratings — published 1913 — 195 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 3.97 avg rating — 42,853 ratings — published 1927 — 569 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 by Willa Cather, Doris Grumbach (Foreword) 3.89 avg rating — 11,720 ratings — published 1915 — 460 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 3.96 avg rating — 9,949 ratings — published 1922 — 75 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) 3.78 avg rating — 10,095 ratings — published 1925 — 296 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) 3.72 avg rating — 8,095 ratings — published 1923 — 319 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 4.02 avg rating — 3,250 ratings — published 1931 — 223 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 3.60 avg rating — 3,481 ratings — published 1926 — 111 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 3.83 avg rating — 2,663 ratings — published 1905 — 31 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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Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden, 1997, 512

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The Master of Go by Yasunari Kawabata, 1954, 189

11 votes, 3.5%

The Winds of War by Herman Wouk, 1971, 892

11 votes, 3.5%

Silence by Shūsaku Endō, 1966, 201

8 votes, 2.5%

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