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The Bridge of San Luis Rey

by Thornton Wilder

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my father sent me Thornton Wilder's "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" — a book about a Franciscan friar in Peru who sees a rope bridge collapse, killing five people, and then tries to learn about their lives. Wilder was so great at making sense of life and death, and that book healed me.

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"my father sent me Thornton Wilder's "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" — a book about a Franciscan friar in Peru who sees a rope bridge collapse, killing five people, and then tries to learn about their lives. Wilder was so great at making sense of life and death, and that book healed me."
By the Book: Rebecca Makkai · nytimes.com