Willa Cather, One of Ours

Richard Harris

Ed. by Ann Moseley, Texas A&M University, Commerce
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.3: American (US) Writing and Culture: The Early Twentieth-century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: J. Michael Duvall (College of Charleston), Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Dale Enggass (University of Utah), Matthew Hofer (University of New Mexico), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Tony Papanikolas (San Jose State University), Justin Parks (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway), Nick Selby (University of East Anglia)

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First circulation or publication 1922

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American novelist and short story writer Willa Cather (1873-1947) was visiting friends in Ville d’Avray, France, in May 1923 when she received a telegram from her New York publisher, Alfred A. Knopf, informing her that her 1922 novel,

One of Ours

, had been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. She was surprised as well as delighted at the news. In reporting the announcement, the

New York Times

noted that

One of Ours

had been deemed by the Pulitzer committee the American novel for 1922 that best represented “the wholesome atmosphere of American life, and the highest standard of American manners and manhood” (14 May 1923).

One of Ours

, which was Cather’s first novel with Knopf, Inc., marked an important turning point in her career, both financially and artistically. In addition,…

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Citation: Harris, Richard. "One of Ours". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 06 March 2013 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=3037, accessed 24 November 2024.]

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