it's difficult enough to speak under any circumstances, but to speak to a worldwide audience through one of these things is a very difficult proposition. Uhm, of course, I have enjoyed the evening up to date, but, uh, this particular feature of it, I couldn't say that I am enjoying. I traveled from Arizona, with a short rest, uh, to uh, New York, in order to be here, not letting it be known that I expected to be here, hoping thereby to really enjoy the evening by listening to others. When I was invited to attend this gathering, I had no idea that I should be able to accept, but the more I thought of it, the more I thought that I would not only enjoy the evening but make the acquaintance of several authors whom I had not read. , distinguished guests, fellow prize-winners, and friends: She was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Letters in 1938.Transcription of General John J.
She won the Pulitzer Prize for literature in 1922 for One of Ours, a book about a farm boy who left Nebraska to fight in World War I. Cather include: Death Comes for the Archbishop and A Lost Lady.Ĭather wrote twelve novels and many short stories. She wrote about immigrants and pioneers, especially about the strong bond between farmers and their land. Her most famous books, including O Pioneers (1913) and My Antonia, explored themes of farming, family life, and community in her home state of Nebraska. Though she grew up in a time when it was sometimes hard for women to become successful writers, Willa Cather became one of America’s best novelists. She worked as an editor at McClure’s magazine and became a professional writer. In 1906, she moved to New York and began to write articles and stories for a living.
She went to college at the University of Nebraska to become a scientist but instead decided to become a writer.Īfter graduation (1895), she moved to Pennsylvania where she taught English and Latin at a high school while writing short stories on the side. Her work centered on pioneer life in the Nebraska prairies and southwestern deserts.Īs a child, Willa Cather moved with her family from Virginia to Nebraska, first to a farm and then to the small town of Red Cloud. Willa Cather was a Pulitzer prize winning novelist and short story writer.
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