Thornton Wilder
Thornton Wilder was a unique American writer who moved fluently between the novel, the play, and the philosophical meditation. He won the Pulitzer Prize three times—twice for drama and once for his novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey.
Works
- The Bridge of San Luis ReyNovel about five strangers united by a bridge's collapse in colonial Peru during discovery
- The CabalaNovel set in Rome among artists and spiritual seekers examining faith and manipulation
- Heaven's My DestinationNovel following a young evangelist's cross-country travels testing American religious faith
- The Ides of MarchNovel told through letters among Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, and Mark Antony in dramatic form
- Theophilus NorthNovel of an elderly tutor navigating life, love, and purpose in a coastal New England town