The Bridge of San Luis Rey

In eighteenth-century Peru, a historic bridge connecting the cities of Cuzco and Lima collapses, plunging five people to their deaths. A Franciscan monk, Brother Juniper, witnesses the tragedy and embarks on a spiritual quest to reconcile free will versus fate and the existence of God in the victims' lives: "Why did this happen to those five?" This thought-provoking, Pulitzer Prize-winning second novel by American writer Thornton Wilder was called "a masterpiece" by The New York Times when it was published in 1927. Critically acclaimed, it remains a compelling literary classic exploring destiny, love, religion, and the meaning of life.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 01/18/2023
ISBN: 9780486850351
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.30lbs
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 526 / Bridge of San Luis Rey
Reading Level: 7.1 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 5