Death Comes for the Archbishop

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Death Comes for the Archbishop is a 1927 historical novel by Willa Cather that follows two Catholic priests establishing a diocese in 19th-century New Mexico, celebrated for its lyrical style and evocation of the American Southwest.

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instanceOf historical novel ⓘ
novel ⓘ
adaptation Death Comes for the Archbishop (1939 radio adaptation) ⓘ
Death Comes for the Archbishop (television adaptation) ⓘ
author Willa Cather ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception widely acclaimed ⓘ
featuresEthnicGroup Hispanic Americans ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of the Southwest ⓘ
firstEditionFormat print ⓘ
followedBy Shadows on the Rock ⓘ
genre Western novel ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ
hasIllustrationsBy Harold von Schmidt ⓘ
hasPageCount approximately 300 pages ⓘ
hasSubject Roman Catholic Church in the United States ⓘ
clergy ⓘ
frontier life in the American West ⓘ
includedIn Modern Library 100 Best Novels list ⓘ
Time 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005 ⓘ
inspiredBy life of Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy ⓘ
literaryMovement American regionalism ⓘ
literaryPeriod Modernist literature ⓘ
mainCharacter Father Jean Marie Latour ⓘ
linked to: Jean-Baptiste Lamy

Father Joseph Vaillant ⓘ
narrativeStyle lyrical prose ⓘ
notableFor evocation of the American Southwest landscape ⓘ
portrayal of Catholic missionary work ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOfAuthorOeuvre Willa Cather's later novels ⓘ
plotSummary Two Catholic priests establish a diocese in 19th-century New Mexico and minister to a diverse frontier population. ⓘ
precededBy My Mortal Enemy ⓘ
protagonistOccupation Catholic priest ⓘ
protagonistReligion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
publicationYear 1927 ⓘ
publisher Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ
settingCentury 19th century ⓘ
settingCountry United States ⓘ
settingLocation New Mexico Territory ⓘ
settingRegion American Southwest ⓘ
structure episodic ⓘ
targetAudience adult readers ⓘ
theme colonialism and missionization ⓘ
cultural encounter ⓘ
faith and spirituality ⓘ
friendship and vocation ⓘ
landscape and place ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted mid-19th century ⓘ

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Death Comes for the Archbishop → adaptation → Death Comes for the Archbishop (1939 radio adaptation) ⓘ
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Death Comes for the Archbishop → adaptation → Death Comes for the Archbishop (television adaptation) ⓘ
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Father Joseph Vaillant → fictionalUniverse → Death Comes for the Archbishop ⓘ
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The Professor’s House → relatedWorkByAuthor → Death Comes for the Archbishop ⓘ