Willa Cather, Peter Oresick
The Pittsburgh Stories of Willa Cather
Paperback
(Carnegie Mellon University Press Nov. 1, 2016)
, 1 edition
In these six stories, Willa Cather vividly captures the character of early 1900s Pittsburgh, a place she called home during her formative years as a writer. She depicts a city a where culture is beginning to take root, rising from the harsh industrial landscape. Her characters, ranging from a skinny young usher boy to an elderly doctor, seek meaning in music, art, and human connection. Through them, Cather explores the dual nature of art as a higher purpose. Art tugs at the edges of human emotion, inspiring a sense of wonder, but also instilling an insatiable longing for beauty in a disorderly world. Cather deftly captures transient moments of brilliance and pain to convince us of this fundamental truth.
- Series
- Mariana Brown Dietrich Notable Book Series (Book 2)
- ISBN
- 0887486118 / 9780887486111
- Pages
- 208
- Weight
- 7.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 0.5
in.