{"product_id":"three-plays-thornton-wilder-9780062971920","title":"Three Plays: Our Town, the Skin of Our Teeth, and the Matchmaker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Thornton Wilder will survive. . . as long as there are people around who are willing to sit in something called a theater and be reminded of their common humanity.\" \u003cem\u003e--New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom celebrated Pulitzer Prize-winning author and playwright Thornton Wilder, three of the greatest plays in American literature together in one volume: \u003cem\u003eOur Town\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Skin of Our Teeth\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Matchmaker. \u003c\/em\u003eThis essential compendium includes a preface by the author, as well as a foreword by playwright John Guare.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur Town\u003c\/em\u003e, Wilder's timeless Pulitzer Prize-winning classic about love, death, and destiny, opened on Broadway in 1938 and continues to be celebrated and performed on stages all around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Skin of our Teeth\u003c\/em\u003e, Wilder's brilliant and enduring romp about human follies and human endurance starring the Antrobus family of Excelsior, New Jersey, earned Wilder his third Pulitzer Prize in 1943.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Matchmaker\u003c\/em\u003e, a dazzling farce about money and love, stars the irrepressible busybody Dolly Gallagher Levi, who leads young and old on an adventure that changes their lives. It was later adapted into the famed musical \u003cem\u003eHello, Dolly!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thornton Wilder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062971921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062971920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 1.20d","brand":"Thornton Wilder","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988797489407,"sku":"9780062971920","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d7a73ac1-9270-4968-9c0b-3e0683412750.jpg?v=1683296451","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/three-plays-thornton-wilder-9780062971920","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}