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Thornton Wilder

Born

in Madison, Wisconsin, The United States

April 17, 1897

Died

December 07, 1975

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Plays

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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) 3.74 avg rating — 58,944 ratings — published 1938 — 165 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 by Thornton Wilder, Russell Banks (Foreword) 3.79 avg rating — 38,428 ratings — published 1927 — 527 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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) 3.83 avg rating — 5,198 ratings — published 1942 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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, and The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder, John Guare (Foreword) 4.04 avg rating — 2,423 ratings — published 1957 — 103 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.97 avg rating — 2,217 ratings — published 1948	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.98 avg rating — 1,838 ratings — published 1967 — 92 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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) 4.04 avg rating — 1,231 ratings — published 1973 — 68 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.69 avg rating — 837 ratings — published 1954 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 (Foreword), Tappan Wilder (Afterword) 3.72 avg rating — 422 ratings — published 1935 — 66 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Cabala 3.35 avg rating — 262 ratings — published 1926 — 75 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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Quotes by Thornton Wilder (?)

“Oh, earth, you're too wonderful for anybody to realize you.”
― Thornton Wilder, Our Town

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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

tags: life, living

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

tags: epitaph, gratitude

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Zero Hour by Ray Bradbury

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21 votes, 12.7%

A White Heron by Sarah Orne Jewett

10 votes, 6.1%

Behind the White Brick by Frances Hodgson Burnett

8 votes, 4.8%

The Woman of Andros by Thornton Wilder

7 votes, 4.2%

The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson

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