Thornton Wilder Libros

Novela epistolar situada en Roma en el año 45 a.C., un sugestivo acercamiento a la figura de César y su tiempo. Según Gabriel García Márquez es «una fuente deslumbrante de la grandeza y las miserias del poder».

"Cualquier vida es trágica en la medida en que lo permite quien la vive. Publicada en 1973, Theophilus North fue la última gran obra de Thornton Wilder, que dotó a su personaje de su propia y excéntrica personalidad y recobró con ella algunos episodios de su juventud. El joven graduado en Yale Teophilus North emprende un viaje con el fin de conocer el mundo, pero una avería en el coche hace que no vaya muy lejos. Tras instalarse en Newport, Rhode Island, North busca trabajo en las grandes mansiones del lugar, habitadas por una sociedad entregada al ocio, y se sorprende adoptando, alternativamente, el papel de tutor, espía, amigo, confidente, amante y enemigo de las distintas personas que se van cruzando en su camino, enredado siempre en la búsqueda de las experiencias necesarias para hacerse con una base moral en la que sustentar su futura obra literaria y su vida."

The enduring power of Thornton Wilder's work lies in its ability to connect audiences to their shared humanity through the theater. His plays resonate with timeless themes that encourage reflection and understanding among people. The description highlights the importance of live performance in preserving Wilder's legacy and the universal truths found in his storytelling.

"Meet George Marvin Brush--Don Quixote come to Main Street in the Great Depression, and one of Thornton Wilder's most memorable characters. George Brush, a traveling textbook salesman, is a fervent religious convert who is determined to lead a good life. With sad and sometimes hilarious consequences, his travels take him through smoking cars, bawdy houses, banks, and campgrounds from Texas to Illinois--and into the soul of America itself."--Amazon.com description

Set in the vibrant world of ancient Rome during Julius Caesar's time, this classic novel by Thornton Wilder explores the complexities of power, ambition, and the human experience. The narrative vividly captures the political intrigue and cultural richness of the era, offering a timeless reflection on the nature of leadership and society. The new introduction by Jeremy McCarter adds contemporary insight, connecting the historical themes to modern audiences.

On Friday noon, July the twentieth, 1714, the finest bridge in all Peru broke and precipitated five travelers into the gulf below. With this celebrated sentence Thornton Wilder begins The Bridge of San Luis Rey, one of the towering achievements in American fiction and a novel read throughout the world.By chance, a monk witnesses the tragedy. Brother Juniper then embarks on a quest to prove that it was divine intervention rather than chance that led to the deaths of those who perished in the tragedy. His search leads to his own death -- and to the author's timeless investigation into the nature of love and the meaning of the human condition.

Our Town was first produced and published in 1938 to wide acclaim. This Pulitzer Prize-winning drama of life in the town of Grover 's Corners, an allegorical representation of all life, has become a classic. It is Thornton Wilder's most renowned and most frequently performed play. It is now reissued in this handsome hardcover edition, featuring a new Foreword by Donald Margulies, who writes, "You are holding in your hands a great American play. Possibly the great American play." In addition, Tappan Wilder has written an eye-opening new Afterword, which includes Thornton Wilder's unpublished notes and other illuminating photographs and documentary material.