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Summary Of The Bridge Of San Luis Rey By Thornton Wilder

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Thornton Wilder is the author of The Bridge of San Luis Rey, which was originally published during 1927. It was published again during 2003 by Harper Perennial Classics. It tells the story of a monk, Brother Juniper, witnessing a tragic moment that inspires him to endure a spiritual journey of searching for answers. The tragic moment consists of five travelers losing their lives after a trusted bridge in Peru collapses, hurling them into the gulf. His search for the possibility of divine intervention causing the tragedy rather than coincidence left him for dead. Wilder allows the reader to explore the spiritual and moral foundation of the human condition with depth and elegance, according to numerous readers. Such readers appreciate how he
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