One of Ours Overview
One of Ours is a novel by Willa Cather. It won the Pulitzer Prize in 1923. The novel is both a stunning testament to the sacrifices made in World War One and a touching coming-of-age story. The story follows the journey of one Nebraskan farmer, Claude Wheeler, as he moves from frustrated discontent to liberating glory by remaining faithful to his idealistic principles. Along the way, Cather bears witness to the beauty of the American landscape and the horrors of war-torn Europe, considering themes such as the burden of inheritance, integrity and compromised principles, conflicting worlds, the wisdom of nature, and the American spirit.
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Project Gutenberg eBooks (1)
144,423 words, approx. 482 pages
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Claude Wheeler opened his eyes before the sun was
up and vigorously shook his younger brother, who lay
in the other half of the same bed.
“Ralph, Ralph, get awake! Come down and
help me...
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Willa Cather Biographies (7)
647 words, approx. 3 pages
The American author Willa Sibert Cather (1873-1947) is distinguished for her strong and sensitive evocations of prairie life in the twilight years of the midwestern frontier. Her poetic sensibility wa...
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9,750 words, approx. 33 pages
Willa Cather is a splendid example of a writer whose work is deeply rooted in a sense of place and at the same time universal in its treatment of theme and character. The corner of earth that she is ...
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2,268 words, approx. 8 pages
"I do not take myself seriously as a poet," said Willa Cather in a 1925 interview. Having by then published many short stories and six novels (of an eventual twelve) and having won a Pulitzer Prize fo...
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4,008 words, approx. 14 pages
The literary reputation of Willa Cather has steadily risen since her first volume of short stories appeared in 1905, but her present stature as an important American writer rests largely on her twel...
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7,822 words, approx. 27 pages
During the 1973 Willa Cather centennial seminar in Lincoln, Nebraska, Leon Edel--the Henry James biographer who collaborated with E. K. Brown on the first important biographical study of Cather--put h...
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10,480 words, approx. 35 pages
Biography EssayWilla Cather is an outstanding example of a writer whose work is deeply rooted in a sense of place and at the same time universal in its treatment of theme and character. The corner of ...
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4,804 words, approx. 17 pages
"The history of every country begins in the heart of a man or a woman," Willa Cather observed in her second novel, O Pioneers!, but the same theme resonates throughout all of her work. Passionately in...
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