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 The Bridge of San Luis Rey

by Thornton Wilder

"Written near the end of the Roaring Twenties by a man barely out of his own twenties, it nonetheless feels, in its exquisite universality and ease of timeless application, ancient, classical, almost biblical. When we read the novel today, seventy-five years after its first publication, we nod in admiration, and we wonder at its uncanny ability to describe ourselves to ourselves in terms that are both essential to our species and particular to our times." -- from the foreword to the 2003 edition

Biographies, literary criticism from Literature Resource Center (Sonoma County Library card required for access from home) Reading guide from the publisher Official Thornton Wilder family website Thornton Wilder Society Find it in the Library: The Bridge of San Luis Rey (includes movie adaptations) Books by Thornton Wilder (includes novels, plays, movie adaptations) Books about Thornton Wilder