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Thornton Wilder

Born

in Madison, Wisconsin, The United States

April 17, 1897

Died

December 07, 1975

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Plays

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Thornton Niven Wilder was an American playwright and novelist. He received three Pulitzer Prizes, one for his novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and two for his plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth, and a National Book Award for his novel The Eighth Day.

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	Our Town by Thornton Wilder, Donald Margulies (Foreword) 3.75 avg rating — 59,771 ratings — published 1938 — 101 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder, Russell Banks (Foreword) 3.79 avg rating — 38,992 ratings — published 1927 — 526 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder, Paula Vogel (Foreword by) 3.83 avg rating — 5,270 ratings — published 1942 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three Plays: Our Town, The Skin of Our Teeth, and The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder, John Guare (Foreword) 4.03 avg rating — 2,478 ratings — published 1957 — 103 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ides of March 3.97 avg rating — 2,281 ratings — published 1948	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eighth Day 3.97 avg rating — 1,859 ratings — published 1967	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Theophilus North by Thornton Wilder, Christopher Buckley (Foreword) 4.04 avg rating — 1,246 ratings — published 1973 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Matchmaker 3.69 avg rating — 844 ratings — published 1954 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heaven's My Destination by Thornton Wilder, J.D. McClatchy (Foreword), Tappan Wilder (Afterword) 3.71 avg rating — 436 ratings — published 1935 — 66 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cabala 3.36 avg rating — 270 ratings — published 1926 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Oh, earth, you're too wonderful for anybody to realize you.”
― Thornton Wilder, Our Town

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“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.”
― Thornton Wilder

tags: life, living

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“The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.”
― Thornton Wilder

tags: epitaph, gratitude

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