By Thornton Wilder
"The Bridge of San Luis Rey opens in the aftermath of an inexplicable tragedy--a tiny foot-bridge in Peru breaks, and five people hurtle to their deaths. For Brother Juniper, a humble monk who witnesses the catastrophe, the question in inescapable. Why those five? Suddenly, Brother Juniper is committed to discover what manner of lives they led--and whether it was divine intervention or a capricious fate that took their lives." (Product Description)Here are some fun wiki-facts about it:
- First published in 1927. It won the Pulitzer Prize in 1928.
- In 1998, the book was rated #37 by the editorial board of the American Modern Library on the list of the 100 best 20th-Century novels.
- Time Magazine included the novel in its TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005.
- The book was quoted by Tony Blair during the memorial service for victims of the September 11 attacks in 2001.
- The book was cited during the 2007 Minneapolis bridge collapse by Brian Williams of NBC News as well as Charlie Gibson of ABC News.
- Three films have been based on the novel.
- An opera by German composer Hermann Reutter was based on the novel.
- A play for puppets and actors was based on the novel, adapted by Greg Carter and directed by Sheila Daniels.
Here is the official Thornton Wilder Website:
http://www.thorntonwilder.com/fiction/the-bridge-of-san-luis-rey.html
(Nice image gallery with all the covers of the book)
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