Thornton Wilder





Thornton Wilder

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

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.
For more see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornton...


Average rating: 3.64 · 32,217 ratings · 1,721 reviews · 68 distinct works · Similar authors
Our Town
by
3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 17,620 ratings — published 1938 — 33 editions
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 10,378 ratings — published 1927 — 62 editions
The Skin of Our Teeth
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3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 1,720 ratings — published 1942 — 7 editions
Three Plays: Our Town/The S...
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3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 729 ratings — published 1957 — 15 editions
The Ides of March
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3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 380 ratings — published 1948 — 28 editions
The Eighth Day
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3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 333 ratings — published 1967 — 13 editions
Theophilus North
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3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 341 ratings — published 1973 — 15 editions
The Matchmaker
3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 1954
Heaven's My Destination
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3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 1935 — 5 editions
The Bridge of San Luis Rey ...
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4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2009
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Thornton Wilder, The Bridge of San Luis Rey

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