The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780486850351)

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: Thornton Wilder
ISBN-10: 0486850358
ISBN-13: 9780486850351
Publisher: Dover Publications
Language: English
Published: 01/17/2023
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.17lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.08w x 0.23d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.1
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 526 / Bridge of San Luis Rey