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Death Comes for the Archbishop - Willa Cather's Timeless Novel of Faith Culture and the American Southwest - cover

Death Comes for the Archbishop - Willa Cather's Timeless Novel of Faith Culture and the American Southwest

Willa Cather, Zenith Golden Quill

Maison d'édition: Zenith Golden Quill

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Synopsis

In the sun-drenched deserts of New Mexico, two missionaries confront more than hardship—they confront the soul of a nation in the making.

Death Comes for the Archbishop is Willa Cather's luminous and poetic novel chronicling the spiritual journey of Father Jean Marie Latour and Father Joseph Vaillant as they bring Catholicism to the American frontier in the 19th century. Based on historical figures, the story reflects on themes of faith, isolation, cultural fusion, and human endurance with elegant restraint and spiritual grace.

More than a historical novel, this is a meditation on landscape, morality, and the quiet dignity of lives devoted to service and sacrifice.

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✔ Ideal for fans of literary fiction, historical novels, and American classics

💬 What Readers Say:
"A novel of immense beauty and spiritual depth."
"Cather's prose is as vast and still as the New Mexico plains."
"A story of faith that doesn't preach—only illuminates."

📥 Download Death Comes for the Archbishop today and experience one of the most profound works in American literature.
Disponible depuis: 08/05/2025.
Longueur d'impression: 233 pages.

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