The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Informationen zum Autor Thornton Wilder Klappentext Thornton (Niven) Wilder (1897-1975) American writer and playwright! best known for OUR TOWN (1938) and THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY (1927)! an examination of justice and altruism. Zusammenfassung An ancient bridge collapses over a gorge in Peru, hurling five people into the abyss. It seems a meaningless human tragedy. But one witness, a Franciscan monk, believes the deaths might not be as random as they appear. Convinced that the disaster is a punishment sent from Heaven, the monk sets out to discover all he can about the travellers.

Product details

• Authors: Thornton Wilder
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 27.07.2000
• EAN: 9780141184258
• ISBN: 978-0-14-118425-8
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 220 mm x 5 mm
• Series: Modern Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Classics; Modern Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Classic fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction: general and literary