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The Bridge of San Luis Rey: Penguin Modern Classics

Thornton Wilder (Author)

  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • 128 Page / Published 2000-07-27
  • Category: Fiction , Classics
  • ISBN: 9780141184258
  • Language: English
  • Format: PB
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Thornton Wilder

Thornton Niven Wilder was an American playwright and novelist. He received three Pulitzer Prizes, one for his novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and two for his plays Our Town and....

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An ancient bridge collapses over a gorge in Peru, hurling five people into the abyss. It seems a meaningless human tragedy. But one witness, a Franciscan monk, believes the deaths might not be as random as they appear. Convinced that the disaster is a punishment sent from Heaven, the monk sets out to discover all he can about the travellers. The five strangers were connected in some way, he thinks. There must be a purpose behind their deaths. But are their lost lives the result of sin? ... Or of love?