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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Willa Cather notableWork Death Comes for the Archbishop
Death Comes for the Archbishop adaptation Death Comes for the Archbishop (1939 radio adaptation)
linked to: Death Comes for the Archbishop
Death Comes for the Archbishop adaptation Death Comes for the Archbishop (television adaptation)
linked to: Death Comes for the Archbishop
Wilella Cather notableWork Death Comes for the Archbishop
subject linked to: Wilella