Thornton Wilder

The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder is a profound exploration of fate, love, and the interconnectedness of human lives, set in 18th-century Peru. The novel opens with a catastrophic event-a bridge collapses, sending five people to their deaths. Brother Juniper, a Franciscan monk, witnesses the tragedy and becomes determined to understand why these particular individuals perished, seeking answers to whether their lives held any greater significance...

Drawing on such unique sources as Thornton Wilder's unpublished letters, journals, and selections from the extensive annotations Wilder made years later in the margins of the book, Tappan Wilder's Afterword adds a special dimension to the reissue of this internationally acclaimed novel. The Ides of March, first published in 1948, is a brilliant epistolary novel set in Julius Caesar's Rome. Thornton Wilder called it "a fantasia on certain events and...

A timeless statement about human foibles... and human endurance, this beautiful new edition features Wilder's unpublished production notes, diary entries, and other illuminating documentary material, all of which is included in a new Afterword by Tappan Wilder. Time magazine called The Skin of Our Teeth "a sort of Hellzapoppin' with brains," as it broke from established theatrical conventions and walked off with the 1943 Pulitzer Prize for Best Drama....

The Woman of Andros by Thornton Wilder is a lyrical and contemplative novel inspired by the ancient Greek play Andria by Terence. Set on the idyllic island of Brynos, the story revolves around Chrysis, a courtesan from Andros, whose beauty, wisdom, and kindness captivate those around her. Chrysis's presence becomes a gentle yet powerful influence on the lives of the island's young men, particularly on the noble Lycidas, who finds himself drawn to...

The last of Thornton Wilder's works published during his lifetime, Theophilus North is part autobiographical and part the imagined adventures of Wilder's twin brother who died at birth. This edition features an updated afterword from Wilder's nephew, Tappan Wilder, with illuminating material about the novelist, story and setting. Setting out to see the world in the summer of 1926, Theophilus North gets as far as Newport, Rhode Island, before his...

Thornton Niven Wilder was an American playwright and novelist. He won three Pulitzer Prizes - for the novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and for the plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth - and a U.S. National Book Award for the novel The Eighth Day. Contents: The Cabala The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Thornton Wilder Collection is a comprehensive anthology of Wilder's most acclaimed works, showcasing his literary brilliance and the timeless themes that have earned him international recognition. This collection includes twenty of Wilder's signature classics. This illustrated edition brings Wilder's diverse worlds to life with artwork that complements his poetic, philosophical, and sometimes satirical narratives. Each work examines life's essential...

Thornton Wilder, author of such landmark works for the stage as Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth as well as the classic novel The Bridges of San Luis Rey is considered one of America's greatest man of letters. This two volume publication collects the complete short works for the stage, including a never-before-published one act play.

The author of such classics as Our Town and The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Thornton Wilder was a born storyteller and dramatist-rare talents on glorious display in this volume of more than three hundred letters he penned to a vast array of famous friends and beloved relatives. Through Wilder's correspondence, readers can eavesdrop on his conversations with Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, Noël Coward, Gene Tunney, Laurence Olivier,...

A calculating and charming killer hides out in his relatives' small hometown. There, he befriends his favorite niece and namesake, who begins to suspect her uncle may be the famed Merry Widow murderer. A deadly game of cat and mouse ensues as the psychopathic killer plots the death of his young niece to protect his secret.