Thornton Wilder
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born
April 17, 1897
died
December 07, 1975
gender
male
place of birth
Madison, Wisconsin, The United States
genre
Literature & Fiction
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Our Town: A Play in Three Acts by Thornton Wilder avg rating 3.49 — 4,053 ratings — published 1938 21 editions |
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder avg rating 3.69 — 1,817 ratings — published 1927 45 editions |
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The Skin of Our Teeth: A Play by Thornton Wilder avg rating 3.72 — 242 ratings — published 1942 2 editions |
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Theophilus North: A Novel by Thornton Wilder avg rating 3.91 — 96 ratings — published 1973 13 editions |
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Three Plays: Our Town, The Skin of Our Teeth, and The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder avg rating 3.85 — 89 ratings — published 1957 10 editions |
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The Eighth Day: A Novel by Thornton Wilder avg rating 3.89 — 73 ratings — published 1967 6 editions |
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Ides of March: A Novel by Thornton Wilder avg rating 4.10 — 60 ratings — published 1948 13 editions |
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The Matchmaker A Farce in Four Acts by Thornton Wilder avg rating 3.59 — 44 ratings — published 1958 |
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Heaven's My Destination: A Novel by Thornton Wilder avg rating 3.87 — 31 ratings — published 1935 3 editions |
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Long Christmas Dinner by Thornton Wilder avg rating 3.62 — 16 ratings — published 1969 3 editions |
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"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it?"
— Thornton Wilder (Our Town: A Play in Three Acts)
— Thornton Wilder (Our Town: A Play in Three Acts)
"Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day. "
— Thornton Wilder
— 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?"
— Thornton Wilder
— Thornton Wilder
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