{"product_id":"thornton-wilder-a-life-9780060831370","title":"Thornton Wilder: A Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThornton Wilder: A Life\u003c\/em\u003e 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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Comprehensive and wisely fashioned....A splendid and long needed work.\" --Edward Albee, playwright\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThornton Wilder--three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, creator of such enduring stage works as \u003cem\u003eOur Town\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Skin of Our Teeth\u003c\/em\u003e, and beloved novels like \u003cem\u003eBridge of San Luis Ray\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTheophilus North\u003c\/em\u003e--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 \u003cem\u003eThornton Wilder: A Life\u003c\/em\u003e, author Penelope Niven pulls back the curtain to present a fascinating, three-dimensional portrait one of America's greatest playwrights, novelists, and literary icons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060831370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 864\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.04w x 1.46d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/24\/2013 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penelope Niven","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43672902402229,"sku":"9780060831370","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b0f6d732-cc3d-4dd5-a446-6a236768d1f7.jpg?v=1709051710","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/thornton-wilder-a-life-9780060831370","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}