The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1927) by Thornton Wilder, finished February 9th.My buddy Ron sent me this book. Thornton Wilder won 3 Pulitzers in his career, but the other two were for plays, which I doubt I'll read. The plot here is pretty simple: five people die when a bridge collapses, and the book tells the stories of their lives. The prose is solid with frequent gusts up to fantastic, e.g.:
"There was something in Lima that was wrapped up in yards of violet satin from which protruded a great dropsical head and two fat pearly hands; and that was its archbishop."
Immensely readable, especially for being written almost a century ago. Thanks, Ron! =)
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