{"product_id":"the-bridge-of-san-luis-rey","title":"The Bridge of San Luis Rey","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Back\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn eighteenth-century Peru, a historic bridge collapses, plunging five people to their deaths. A Franciscan monk witnesses the disaster and embarks on a spiritual quest to reconcile free will versus fate and the existence of God in the victims' lives: \"Why did this happen to \n\u003ci\u003ethose\u003c\/i\u003e five?\" \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This thought-provoking, Pulitzer Prize-winning second novel by American writer Thornton Wilder was called \"a masterpiece\" by \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e when it was published in 1927. \n\u003ci\u003eMcCall's\u003c\/i\u003e praised it as \"the philosophical novel brought to perfection.\" New generations have applied its messages to tragic events, including the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, and the September 11 terrorist attacks. \n\u003ci\u003eThe Bridge of San Luis Rey\u003c\/i\u003e remains a compelling literary classic exploring destiny, love, religion, and the meaning of life. \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"In eighteenth-century Peru, a historic bridge connecting the cities of Cuzco and Lima collapses, plunging five people to their deaths. A Franciscan monk, Brother Juniper, witnesses the tragedy and embarks on a spiritual quest to reconcile free will versus fate and the existence of God in the victims' lives: 'Why did this happen to those five people?'\"--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPerhaps an Accident \n\u003cbr\u003e The Marquesa de Montemayor \n\u003cbr\u003e Esteban \n\u003cbr\u003e Uncle Pio \n\u003cbr\u003e Perhaps an Intention\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn eighteenth-century Peru, a historic bridge connecting the cities of Cuzco and Lima collapses, plunging five people to their deaths. A Franciscan monk, Brother Juniper, witnesses the tragedy and embarks on a spiritual quest to reconcile free will versus fate and the existence of God in the victims' lives: \"Why did this happen to \n\u003ci\u003ethose\u003c\/i\u003e five?\" This thought-provoking, Pulitzer Prize-winning second novel by American writer Thornton Wilder was called \"a masterpiece\" by \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e when it was published in 1927. Critically acclaimed, it remains a compelling literary classic exploring destiny, love, religion, and the meaning of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46431141724291,"sku":"SPTM-9780486850351","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/6830\/8099\/files\/9780486850351_spiral.png?v=1769660100","url":"https:\/\/sebink.com\/products\/the-bridge-of-san-luis-rey","provider":"Sebink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}