Thornton Wilder





Thornton Wilder

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born
April 17, 1897 in Madison, Wisconsin, The United States

died
December 07, 1975

gender
male

genre


About this author

Thornton Niven Wilder was an American playwright and novelist. He received three Pulitzer Prizes, one for his novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and two for his plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth, and a National Book Award for his novel The Eighth Day.
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Average rating: 3.60 · 20,875 ratings · 1,373 reviews · 59 distinct works
Our Town
3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 11,945 ratings — published 1938 — 30 editions
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey
3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 6,439 ratings — published 1927 — 59 editions
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The Skin of Our Teeth
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3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 864 ratings — published 1942 — 6 editions
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 390 ratings — published 1957 — 13 editions
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The Eighth Day
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3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 228 ratings — published 1967 — 9 editions
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3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 242 ratings — published 1973 — 13 editions
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The Ides of March
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 228 ratings — published 1948 — 24 editions
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The Matchmaker
3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 1954
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Heaven's My Destination
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1935 — 5 editions
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4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2009
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More books by Thornton Wilder…
“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.”
Thornton Wilder

“The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.”
Thornton Wilder

“Oh, earth, you're too wonderful for anybody to realize you. Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it -- every, every minute?”
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