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The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Brief Description: "In eighteenth-century Peru, a historic bridge connecting the cities of Cuzco and Lima collapses, plunging five people to their deaths. A Franciscan monk, Brother Juniper, witnesses the tragedy...

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Dover Publications

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Brief Description:
"In eighteenth-century Peru, a historic bridge connecting the cities of Cuzco and Lima collapses, plunging five people to their deaths. A Franciscan monk, Brother Juniper, witnesses the tragedy and embarks on a spiritual quest to reconcile free will versus fate and the existence of God in the victims' lives: 'Why did this happen to those five people?'"--

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In eighteenth-century Peru, a historic bridge collapses, plunging five people to their deaths. A Franciscan monk witnesses the disaster and embarks on a spiritual quest to reconcile free will versus fate and the existence of God in the victims' lives: "Why did this happen to those five?"

This thought-provoking, Pulitzer Prize-winning second novel by American writer Thornton Wilder was called "a masterpiece" by The New York Times when it was published in 1927. McCall's praised it as "the philosophical novel brought to perfection." New generations have applied its messages to tragic events, including the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, and the September 11 terrorist attacks. The Bridge of San Luis Rey remains a compelling literary classic exploring destiny, love, religion, and the meaning of life.


Table of Contents:
Perhaps an Accident
The Marquesa de Montemayor
Esteban
Uncle Pio
Perhaps an Intention

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In eighteenth-century Peru, a historic bridge connecting the cities of Cuzco and Lima collapses, plunging five people to their deaths. A Franciscan monk, Brother Juniper, witnesses the tragedy and embarks on a spiritual quest to reconcile free will versus fate and the existence of God in the victims' lives: "Why did this happen to those five?" This thought-provoking, Pulitzer Prize-winning second novel by American writer Thornton Wilder was called "a masterpiece" by The New York Times when it was published in 1927. Critically acclaimed, it remains a compelling literary classic exploring destiny, love, religion, and the meaning of life.

Author: Wilder, Thornton
Publisher: Dover Publications
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: 2023-01-17
BISAC: Fiction|Historical|General|Fiction|Media Tie-In|Fiction|Literary|Fiction|Classics|Fiction|Family Life|General|Fiction|World Literature|Peru|Fiction|Christian|Classic & Allegory|Fiction|Disaster
Weight: 0.17 lbs
ISBN: 9780486850351
ASIN: -
SKU: SP-9780486850351

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