Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1923, Willa Cather is one of the most famous voices of American Literary Regionalism. His favorite scenario is Maine and his characters are the pioneers whose work helped shape the identity of America.
The critic August Nemo selected seven short stories from this essential author of American literature:
A Burglar’s Christmas
A Wagner Matinee
On the Gull’s Road
Paul’s Case
The Enchanted Bluff
The Namesake
The Garden Lodge
About the author
Willa Cather published her first book of verses, April Twilights, in 1903. With O Pioneers! (1913) and My Ántonia (1918), which has frequently been seen as her finest achievement, she found her characteristic themesthe spirit and courage of the frontier she had known in her youth. One of Ours (1922), which won the Pulitzer Prize, and A Lost Lady (1923) mourned the passing of the pioneer spirit.
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