Cather, Willa
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Penguin Vitae)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780143137702
- author:
- Cather, Willa
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 20.3 x 13.5 x 2.3 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Classics, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
Death Comes for the Archbishop, written by Willa Cather in 1927, is a moving account of one man's physical and spiritual journey of understanding. Following the US's acquisition of the American Southwest from Mexico, young bishop Father Jean Marie Latour receives instruction to oversee a newly created diocese in New Mexico.
With his friend Father Joseph Vaillant by his side, they travel through the unforgiving desert landscape on mules, attempting to reclaim the region from corrupt priests who have taken mistresses and inflicted abuse on Mexican and Indigenous residents. As Latour spends more time in New Mexico with its people, he begins to realize that the task he was sent to do is more complicated than anticipated.
Despite this, Father Latour decides to stay and uphold his commitment to the Church and his faith, gaining an eye-opening perspective along the way. This novel remains a powerful exploration of one man's journey towards understanding in naturalistic prose as sparse as the desert plains.
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