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Bridge of San Luis Rey
Bridge of San Luis Rey
Author: Thornton Wilder
1928. Wilder's second novel, The Bridge of San Luis Rey won the 1928 Pulitzer Prize. The book begins with the collapse of the finest bridge in all Peru and the deaths of five people. Brother Juniper, a Franciscan missionary, who witnesses the tragedy, asks Why did these five die? To explain Divine Providence, he sets out to interpret the lives o...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780613686525
ISBN-10: 0613686527
Publication Date: 12/2003
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Publisher: Rebound by Sagebrush
Book Type: School Library Binding
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Wasn't sure I would like this book when I first started reading it but Wilder has a way of making the characters so meaningful and realistic you feel like you live next to them. No wonder he won a Pulitzer prize in literature for this one. Every reader should read The Bridge of San Luis Rey.
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excellent book especially if you are planning on a trip to peru as i was. interesting concept of 'chance/luck/whatifs'
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It took me a long time to read a short book. It was very slow moving and did not really keep my inteest. I would not recommend reading it unless you have to.
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A 1959 edition of the classic. Thornton Wilder did a lot of research about the 18th century collapse of a bridge in Lima, Peru and the people involved and then wrote this finely conceived, unique novel.
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Published 1960. From the noted American author Thornton Wilder. Based on 18th century Peruvian history. Wilder takes the histories of the people who perished in this bridge disaster and weaves them into an engrossing tale.
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