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The Bridge of San Luis Rey
First edition cover
AuthorThornton Wilder
IllustratorAmy Drevenstedt
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAlbert & Charles Boni
Publication date
1927
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages235

The Bridge of San Luis Rey is American author Thornton Wilder's second novel. It was first published in 1927 to worldwide acclaim. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 1928, and was the best-selling work of fiction that year.[1]

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