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Thornton Wilder
AuthorBooks · Second hand1897-1975
Thornton Niven Wilder was an American playwright and novelist. He won three Pulitzer Prizes, for the novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and for the plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth, and a U.S. National Book Award for the novel The Eighth Day.
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Birth
1897
Death
1975
First book
1927
Years writing
99
Thornton Wilder was a prolific American author who excelled in both playwriting and fiction.
His most iconic work, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, earned him one of his three prestigious Pulitzer Prizes.
Throughout his career, Wilder wrote a total of 389 works that explore the human condition.
Beyond being a novelist and playwright, he also worked as a screenwriter and librettist, showcasing his great versatility.
Born in Madison in 1897, he left a literary legacy that is fundamental to 20th-century American culture.