Cather is regarded as one of the most important American writers of the twentieth century. Identified often as a "regional" writer because of her frequent use of western and midwestern backdrops in her stories, Cather is equally...

Excerpt from My Antonia Published in 1918 A novel accurately relates the difficulties experienced by European immigrants in the United States in the late nineteenth century "They ain't got but one overcoat among 'em over there, and...

(born Dec. 7, 1873, near Winchester, Va., U.S.—died April 24, 1947, New York, N.Y.) American novelist noted for her portrayals of the settlers and frontier life on the American plains. At age 9 Cather moved with her family from Virginia to...

Willa Cather, variously perceived by critics as realistic, regionalist, or sentimental, as well as an unusual literary stylist of unhurried elegance, memorably exploited themes long regarded as part of the American mythos. She wrote 12 novels and...

(born Dec. 7, 1873, near Winchester, Va., U.S.—died April 24, 1947, New York, N.Y.) U.S. novelist. Cather moved with her family to Nebraska at age 9; she returned east 12 years later, eventually settling in New York. The Troll Garden (1905), her...

Wilella Sibert Cather (December 7, 1873[1] – April 24, 1947) 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...