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The Bridge of San Luis Rey tells the story of several interrelated people who die in the collapse of an Inca rope bridge in Peru, and the events that lead up to their being on the bridge. A friar who witnesses the accident then goes about inquiring into the lives of the victims, seeking some sort of cosmic answer to the question of why each had ...
- Thornton Wilder
- 1927
The Bridge of San Luis Rey is a collection of interwoven stories of five people who died while crossing an incredibly tall Peruvian bridge. Plagued with the seemingly unanswerable question of whether or not these individuals were destined to die, Brother Juniper makes it his mission to learn everything he possibly can about their lives.
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A summary of the novel that explores the lives and fates of five people who die in a bridge collapse in Peru in 1714. The narrator, a future historian, tries to understand the meaning of their deaths and the role of chance and choice in human existence.
Jan 11, 2023 · Title: The bridge of San Luis Rey. Author: Thornton Wilder. Illustrator: Amy Drevenstedt. Release Date: January 11, 2023 [eBook #69768] Language: English. Produced by: Laura Natal Rodrigues (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust Digital Library.) *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY ***
A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Thornton Wilder that explores the lives and deaths of five people who perished in a bridge collapse in Peru in 1714. The novel features historical and fictional characters, philosophical themes, and a mysterious narrator who questions the meaning of love and fate.
Dec 22, 2004 · A film adaptation of Thornton Wilder's novel about five people who die in a bridge collapse in 18th century Peru and a friar who questions God's intentions. Starring Gabriel Byrne, Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel and others, directed by Mary McGuckian.
Jan 11, 2023 · Read or download this classic novel about the collapse of a bridge in Peru and the lives of its victims. Choose from various formats and languages, including EPUB, Kindle, HTML and plain text.
