Death Comes for the Archbishop

by Willa Cather

Overview

This is perhaps the best novel of one of the greatest American prose writers. It is a simple and sympathetic account, which will appeal to the strongest Protestant, of the evangelization of the old south west by two human and delightful saints of the Roman Catholic Church.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798823171786
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	01/02/2023
Pages:	78
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.16(d)

About the Author

Willa Cather (December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947) was an American writer known for her novels of life on the Great Plains, including "O Pioneers!,"The Song of the Lark," and "My Ántonia." In 1923, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for "One of Ours," a novel set during World War I.

As late as 1920, Cather became dissatisfied with the performance of her publisher, Houghton Mifflin, which devoted an advertising budget of only $300 to My Ántonia, and refused to pay for all the illustrations she commissioned for the book from Wladyslaw T. Benda. What's more, the physical quality of the books was poor] That year, she turned to the young publishing house, Alfred A. Knopf, which had a reputation for supporting its authors through advertising campaigns. She also liked the look of its books and had been impressed with its edition of "Green Mansions" by William Henry Hudson.

By this time, Cather was firmly established as a major American writer, receiving the Pulitzer Prize in 1923 for her World War I-based novel, "One of Ours." She followed with the popular "Death Comes for the Archbishop" in 1927, selling 86,500 copies in just two years, and which has been included on the Modern Library 100 Best Novels of the twentieth century.

Date of Birth:

December 7, 1873

Date of Death:

April 27, 1947

Place of Birth:

Winchester, Virginia

Place of Death:

New York, New York

Education:

B.A., University of Nebraska, 1895