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Cather

Cather is a surname and, less commonly, a given name. In English-language usage the spelling is most often encountered as a family name.

The name is most widely associated with Willa Cather (1873–1947), an American novelist and short-story writer.

Beyond Willa Cather, the surname appears in genealogical records and among contemporary individuals, but none has

Cather's
work
frequently
centers
on
life
on
the
Great
Plains
and
the
experiences
of
European
and
immigrant
communities.
Notable
novels
include
O
Pioneers!
(1913),
My
Ántonia
(1918),
and
Death
Comes
for
the
Archbishop
(1927).
She
won
the
Pulitzer
Prize
for
One
of
Ours
(1923).
Critics
praise
her
economical
prose,
depth
of
character,
and
themes
of
memory,
place,
and
identity.
achieved
the
same
level
of
literary
distinction.
Cather
has
a
place
in
American
literary
history
as
a
leading
voice
in
early
20th-century
regional
writing
and
a
contributor
to
the
broader
modernist
movement
through
sparse
style
and
keen
observations
of
place.