The bridge of San Luis Rey
(Book)
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Published
New York : Vintage Books, 2023.
Edition
First Vintage Books edition.
ISBN
059347094X, 9780593470947
Physical Desc
117 pages ; 21 cm.
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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LEAVENWORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY | WILDER | Checked Out | May 8, 2024 |
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Published
New York : Vintage Books, 2023.
Format
Book
Edition
First Vintage Books edition.
Language
English
ISBN
059347094X, 9780593470947
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 7.1, 5 Points
Level 7.1, 5 Points
Notes
Description
This splendid and profoundly moving novel begins with a simple and seemingly senseless tragedy. "On Friday noon, July the twentieth, 1714, the finest bridge in all Peru broke and precipitated five travelers into the gulf below." A traveling monk, Brother Juniper, witnesses the catastrophe and becomes obsessed with investigating the lives of the five victims in order to prove that their deaths had meaning. His mission is doomed to fail, but over the course of the story, the five unlucky individuals--a noblewoman, a maid, an orphan, an old man, and a child--come to life for the reader in all of their glorious complexity. Their intertwined lives--snuffed out in one shattering moment--illuminate the biggest questions that we can ask ourselves about the nature of love and meaning of the human condition.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wilder, T. (2023). The bridge of San Luis Rey (First Vintage Books edition.). Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975. 2023. The Bridge of San Luis Rey. Vintage Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975. The Bridge of San Luis Rey Vintage Books, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wilder, Thornton. The Bridge of San Luis Rey First Vintage Books edition., Vintage Books, 2023.
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