Willa Sibert Cather
Born: December 7, 1873 in Back Creek, Virginia
Died: April
24, 1947
Education: University
of Nebraska-Lincoln
Tie to Virginia: It
was her birthplace.
A Few Interesting Facts:
- She became surrounded and immersed in different languages and cultures of
people living on the prairie.
- As a child, she wanted to become a doctor, but after seeing her name in a
paper for one of her articles, she knew she was destined for something else.
A Few Books Published:
Collections:
Haunted
America: Star-Spangled Supernatural Stories (1991)
Oxford
Book of American Short Stories, the (1994)
Best
American Mystery Stories of the Century, the (2000)
Novels:
Series:
Best
American Mystery Stories
Oxford
Books of Prose
Awards:
- Pulitzer
Prize for fiction, 1923
- Howells
Medal from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, 1930
- Prix
Femina Americaine, 1932, for distinguished literary accomplishment
- Gold
Medal of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, 1944
-
Honorary degrees from University of Nebraska, University of Michigan,
University of California, Columbia University, Yale University, Princeton
and Creighton
Websites:
http://www.gustavus.edu/oncampus/academics/english/cather/
http://cather.unl.edu/
http://www.iblist.com/author262.htm
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