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Life of Thornton Wilder

  • Thornton Niven Wilder was an American playwright and novelist
  • He was Born on April 17th 1887 and died December the 7th 1975

His Work

  • Thornton Wilder wrote many plays however here are some of his 6 main plays:
  • Our Town
  • Teeth of our Skin
  • Matchmaker
  • Happy Journey to Trent and Camden
  • Long Christmas Dinner
  • Merchant of Yonkers

In his work he liked to explore the connection between the commonplace and the cosmic dimensions of human experience

Nationality in his work

Thornton Wilder

Thornton Wilder moved between extensively teaching, writing and continuing his education. He taught French and English at various schools and wrote scripts for silent films. Throughout his life, he read widely in English, French and German and spoke in Italian and Spanish. His first novel, The Cabala, was published in 1926 and received lukewarm reviews. However, his second novel, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, proved immensely popular and received the Pulitzer Prize in 1928.

Because of the fact that he knew a lot about differnet culters and could speak many different languages he put this in his work

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