Death Comes for the Archbishop
Novel by Willa CatherWikipedia
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Oct 16, 2026
TonyHOST
All right.
TonyHOST
So this past week I've just been reading The, uh, Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather It's published in 1927, I believe, and she's obviously a quite famous and influential American author.
TonyHOST
Yep, 1927 by Knopf.
TonyHOST
Um, it's really good so far.
Neil RosserHOST
You've been reading this very beautifully.
Neil RosserHOST
Tell me your first impressions of, of this particular book, "Death Comes for the Archbishop."
Laurel LefkowGUEST
So this is luckily not my first Willa Cather-
Neil RosserHOST
Yes
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Laurel LefkowGUEST
Yeah.
Laurel LefkowGUEST
She, she really, I think she would not be very happy were she alive today to see what we've done to the earth.
Neil RosserHOST
But the wonderful thing about this book, "Death Comes for the Archbishop," is that it sold apparently 86.5 thousand copies in the first two years, which is a fantastic success.
Laurel LefkowGUEST
Huh.
PaulHOST
So I've been reading this novel by Nebraska native Willa Cather.
PaulHOST
Takes place in the mid-1800s and it's called Death Comes for the Archbishop.
PaulHOST
The story centers on a Roman Catholic bishop and priest who are seeking to properly care for people living on the frontier in New Mexico.
PaulHOST
And they're seeking to reform the practices of the church.