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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| Death Comes for the Archbishop (1939 radio adaptation) | 1 |
| Death Comes for the Archbishop (television adaptation) | 1 |
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historical novel
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novel ⓘ |
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Death Comes for the Archbishop (1939 radio adaptation)
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| author | Willa Cather NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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United States
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| featuresEthnicGroup |
Hispanic and Latino Americans
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Hispanic Americans
Indigenous peoples of the Southwest ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| followedBy | Shadows on the Rock ⓘ |
| genre |
Western novel
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historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Harold von Schmidt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 300 pages ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Catholic Church in the United States
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Roman Catholic Church in the United States
clergy ⓘ frontier life in the American West ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Modern Library 100 Best Novels list
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Time 100 best English-language novels list ⓘ
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Time 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005
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| inspiredBy | life of Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American regionalism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Modernist literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jean-Baptiste Lamy
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Father Jean Marie Latour
Father Joseph Vaillant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | lyrical prose ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evocation of the American Southwest landscape
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| settingCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingRegion | American Southwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | episodic ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
colonialism and missionization
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cultural encounter ⓘ faith and spirituality ⓘ friendship and vocation ⓘ landscape and place ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | mid-19th century ⓘ |
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Death Comes for the Archbishop
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Death Comes for the Archbishop
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Death Comes for the Archbishop (television adaptation)