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Willa Cather, My Ántonia and the Life of a Writer

… Author Spring Conference Friday, Jun 6, 2025 | 7 - 8:30pm CT National Willa Cather Center 413 N. Webster Street … Prize winner Jane Smiley! Her talk on "Willa Cather, My Ántonia and the Life of a Writer" will mark the conclusion of …
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NEA Big Read: My Ántonia

… by the difficulties and the beauties of the world they must contend with. It is also true, though, that we read … remains a revelation.”  — Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley About My Ántonia When critic Randolph Bourne heralded  My … Adolph Hitler’s bathtub at the close of World War II. When Mildred Bennett began work on the Willa Cather Pioneer …
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My Ántonia Selected for NEA’s Big Read

… Image My Ántonia Selected for NEA’s Big Read Introduces “Where We … for the Arts (NEA) announced in October that Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles selected for their … Arts Organizations, Arts Midwest’s history spans more than 35 years. For more information, visit artsmidwest.org.     …
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Willa Cather in Fine Books & Collections

… Image Fine Books & Collections • Summer 2023 Image Article in Fine Books & Collections Willa Cather in Fine Books & Collections … some of her personal novels including O Pioneers! and My Ántonia . 'The land belongs to the future,' said one of …
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Big Plans for the Publication Centenary of My Ántonia in 2018

… Image Big Plans for the Publication Centenary of My Ántonia in 2018 December 20, 2017 The Willa Cather … centenary of one of Cather’s most widely read novels, My Ántonia . “For many people, reading My Ántonia in high school is their first introduction to not …
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Welcome to the home of Willa Cather

… Programs Reading Willa Cather—Bringing Communities Together Through the generous support of a private foundation, … libraries, schools, and organizations to come together to read My Ántonia or Death Comes for the Archbishop … readers’ knowledge and illumination. Browse Past Issues Get Involved Support Our Work The Willa Cather Foundation is a …
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Schoolhouse Enters Portfolio of Historic Structures

… to the Yost Family for generously gifting this educational space and historical landmark and establishing a fund to …
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Serena's Album

… entitled Mental Portraits , probably as a 16th birthday gift. These books, also known as autograph albums or … stores rather than bookstores, and widely given as gifts to women and girls. Serena’s album has long been an … 19th century. Right Rolla reveals more of his interest in card-playing. “Never looking at the card in the bottom of …
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Reading Willa Cather — Building Community

… for shared experiences. Through the generous support of a private foundation, we are excited to launch a new program …
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Travel Through the Pages of American Literature

… Cather Center where you can relax in our art gallery or bookstore or begin your tour experience. Our arts and … the life of Willa Cather in American Bittersweet . Our bookstore features books by and related to Willa Cather … Lark  or the Miner House that became the Harling home in My Ántonia . Several different guided tour options include …
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