Carl’s Reviews > The Bridge of San Luis Rey > Status Update

Not sure why this is so famous. It's fine, but fine doesn't usually garner a Pulitzer. Plot: Bridge of San Luis Rey collapses after centuries of use. Five die. Question: Is there any meaning in these deaths? Only way to find out is to examine the lives. End result is a series of longish short stories that end, for each of the protagonists, with the collapse of the bridge.