Tag: Thornton Wilder
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THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY by Thornton Wilder | Review
The Bridge of San Luis Rey is a novel I had never heard of prior to picking up a copy of it in the Met gift store. It wasn’t even until I got back to my dorm room and put this book on my shelf that I realized it was written by Thornton Wilder, the brilliant…
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QUOTE: Thornton Wilder
“Oh, earth, you’re too wonderful for anybody to realize you.” ~ Our Town by Thornton Wilder So true! Often times we’re so busy and caught up in living our own lives that we neglect to stop and appreciate the world around us. WE’RE ON A SPINNING PLANET IN SPACE, PEOPLE. If that isn’t amazing, then I don’t…
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Review: OUR TOWN
Author: Thornton Wilder Pages: 224 Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics Release Date: 1938 “First published in 1938, this Pulitzer Prize winning play envisions the enduring truths of human existence. The three act play takes place in the village of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire.” – Goodreads.com What a work of art this play is! People have been telling me to…