Thornton Wilder

Theophilus North

Novel of an elderly tutor navigating life, love, and purpose in a coastal New England town

About the author

Thornton Wilder
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.

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