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| Author | Willa Cather |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Short story collection |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Publication date | 1932 |
| Publication place | United States |
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Obscure Destinies is a collection of three short stories by Willa Cather, published in 1932. [1] Each story deals with the death of a central character and asks how the ordinary lives of these characters can be valued and how "beauty was found or created in seemingly ordinary circumstances". [2]
This collection contains the following stories: [3]
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