Thornton Wilder

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in Madison, Wisconsin, The United States

April 17, 1897

died

December 07, 1975

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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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	Our Town by Thornton Wilder, Donald Margulies (Foreword), Tappan Wilder (Afterword) 3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 17,620 ratings — published 1938 — 33 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bridge of San Luis Rey 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 10,378 ratings — published 1927 — 62 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder, Paula Vogel (Foreword by) 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 1,720 ratings — published 1942 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three Plays: Our Town/The Skin of Our Teeth/The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder, John Guare 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 729 ratings — published 1957 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ides of March by Thornton Wilder, Kurt Vonnegut 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 380 ratings — published 1948 — 28 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eighth Day by Thornton Wilder, John Updike (Foreword by) 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 333 ratings — published 1967 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Theophilus North by Thornton Wilder, Christopher Buckley (Foreword by) 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 341 ratings — published 1973 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Matchmaker 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 1954	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heaven's My Destination by Thornton Wilder, J.D. McClatchy 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 1935 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bridge of San Luis Rey and Other Stories (Library of America #194) by Thornton Wilder, J.D. McClatchy (Editor) 4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.”
― Thornton Wilder

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

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“The knowledge that she would never be loved in return acted upon her ideas as a tide acts upon cliffs.”
― Thornton Wilder, The Bridge of San Luis Rey

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