by Thornton Wilder · Lectorum Pubns · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788402076953
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey is a novel by American writer Thornton Wilder, published in 1927. The story focuses on the collapse of a suspension bridge in Peru in 1714, which causes the death of five people. A Franciscan friar, Brother Juniper, witnesses the accident and dedicates himself to investigating the lives of the victims to find a divine purpose in their tragic fate. Through his inquiries, the novel explores themes such as love, loss, destiny, and the search for meaning in life.
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.
