{"product_id":"9780060831370","title":"Thornton Wilder: A Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eThornton Wilder: A Life\u003c\/b\u003e brings readers face to face with the extraordinary man who made words come alive around the world, on the stage and on the page.\" \u003cbr\u003e—James Earl Jones, actor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Comprehensive and wisely fashioned….This book is a splendid and long needed work.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Edward Albee, playwright\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThornton Wilder—three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, creator of such enduring stage works as \u003cb\u003eOur Town\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Skin of Our Teeth\u003c\/b\u003e, and beloved novels like \u003cb\u003eBridge of San Luis Ray\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eTheophilus North\u003c\/b\u003e—was much more than a pivotal figure in twentieth century American theater and literature. He was a world-traveler, a student, a teacher, a soldier, an actor, a son, a brother, and a complex, intensely private man who kept his personal life a secret. In \u003cb\u003eThornton Wilder: A Life\u003c\/b\u003e, author Penelope Niven pulls back the curtain to present a fascinating, three-dimensional portrait one of America's greatest playwrights, novelists, and literary icons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015439761648,"sku":"9780060831370","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780060831370_p0.jpg?v=1763619532","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780060831370","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}