A winner of the 1923 Pulitzer Prize, One of Ours tells the story of Claude Wheeler who is struggling to find meaning in his life. The novel is divided thematically into two parts. The first part is set in Nebraska where Claude works on his father's affluent farm. The second part takes place in France where Claude serves in the army during WWI.
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A winner of the 1923 Pulitzer Prize, One of Ours tells the story of Claude Wheeler who is struggling to find meaning in his life. The novel is divided thematically into two parts. The first part is set in Nebraska where Claude works on his father's affluent farm. The second part takes place in France where Claude serves in the army during WWI.
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I rarely venture into to the classics but I had this strange urge to try to read a Pulitzer Prize winner. This is the one I picked up. I have never read a Willa Cather novel before. I can now say that I would have no problem picking up one of her books again. I really enjoyed this novel. It can't say it was an exciting novel (so if you're into twist and turns this is not for you) but a plain story on how events affected the main character's decision to join the army in the midst of WWI. There is less about the war as one expects from the synopsis and more about the character's home life and relationships in Nebraska. Cather's writing is very straightforward and not flowery (which I greatly appreciate).
vincenzo
Jun 8, 2007
1 of ours
Great book. you can't go wrong tih cather's writing. Poignant novel. A real tear-jerker!
