The bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder
"The Bridge of San Luis Rey" by Thornton Wilder is a novel published in 1927. When an ancient rope bridge in Peru collapses in 1714, five travelers plunge to their deaths. A Franciscan friar who witnesses the tragedy becomes obsessed with understanding why these particular people died at that moment. He spends six years investigating their lives, searching for evidence of divine purpose in what appears to be random catastrophe. The novel
weaves together the stories of the victims, revealing the hidden connections and intimate struggles that led them to the bridge. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975 |
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| Illustrator | Drevenstedt, Amy |
| LoC No. | 27023452 |
| Title | The bridge of San Luis Rey |
| Original Publication | United States: A. & C. Boni,1927. |
| Note | Wikipedia page on this work: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bridge_of_San_Luis_Rey |
| Contents | Perhaps an accident -- The Marquesa de Montemayor -- Esteban -- Uncle Pio -- Perhaps an intention. |
| Credits | Laura Natal Rodrigues (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust Digital Library.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | Peru -- Fiction |
| Subject | Accident victims -- Fiction |
| Subject | Bridges -- Accidents -- Peru -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 69768 |
| Release Date | Jan 11, 2023 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 19, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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