Thornton Wilder: A Life
Penelope Niven"Thornton Wilder: A Life brings readers face to face with the extraordinary man who made words come alive around the world, on the stage and on the page." --James Earl Jones, actor
"Comprehensive and wisely fashioned....A splendid and long needed work." --Edward Albee, playwright
Thornton Wilder--three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, creator of such enduring stage works as Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth, and beloved novels like Bridge of San Luis Ray and Theophilus North--was much more than a pivotal figure in twentieth century American theater and literature. He was a world-traveler, a student, a teacher, a soldier, an actor, a son, a brother, and a complex, intensely private man who kept his personal life a secret. In Thornton Wilder: A Life, author Penelope Niven pulls back the curtain to present a fascinating, three-dimensional portrait one of America's greatest playwrights, novelists, and literary icons.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 11/05/2013
ISBN: 9780060831370
Pages: 864
Weight: 1.89lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.04w x 1.46d
Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 11/24/2013 pg. 36