The Selected Letters of Thornton Wilder Paperback - 2009
by Thornton Wilder; Jackson R. Bryer; Robin Gibbs Wilder
Thornton Wilder was known as the man who knew everyone, and this impressive volume--the first to provide a comprehensive collection of the writer's correspondence--vividly documents the events and people that shaped his life and work. 32 b&w photos throughout.
From the rear cover
The author of such classics as Our Town and The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Thornton Wilder was a born storyteller and dramatist--rare talents on glorious display in this volume of more than three hundred letters he penned to a vast array of famous friends and beloved relatives. Through Wilder's correspondence, readers can eavesdrop on his conversations with Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, Noël Coward, Gene Tunney, Laurence Olivier, Aaron Copland, Paul Hindemith, Leonard Bernstein, Edward Albee, and Mia Farrow. Equally absorbing are Wilder's intimate letters to his family.
Wilder tells of roller-skating with Walt Disney, remembers an inaugural reception for FDR at the White House, describes his life as a soldier in two World Wars, and recalls dining out with Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. In these pages, Thornton Wilder speaks for himself in his own unique, enduring voice--informing, encouraging, instructing, and entertaining with his characteristic wit, heart, and exuberance.
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- Title The Selected Letters of Thornton Wilder
- Author Thornton Wilder; Jackson R. Bryer; Robin Gibbs Wilder
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 768
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial
- Date 2009-12-01
- Features Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780060765088 / 0060765089
- Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.2 x 1.3 in (20.07 x 13.21 x 3.30 cm)
- Reading level 1050
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- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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