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Cather, Wllla 1873-1947

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From: American Decades
Date: 20010101
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CATHER, WLLLA 1873-1947

Novelist

Voice of the Heartland

Willa Cather, whose best-known novels were published during the 1910s, was one of the few major novelists to emerge during that decade. In a period notable for the rise of literary modernism, she wrote fiction that looked back to America's agrarian past. Yet Cather's approach was in accord with the realism of her contemporaries: her celebrations of the pioneer spirit are tempered by compromise, sacrifice, and even suicide.

Early Years

Though she is usually identified as a midwestern writer, Cather lived in Nebraska for only ...

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