The Bridge Of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
is a
1927
novel by
American
author
Thornton Wilder
. It tells the story of several unrelated people who happen to be on the bridge in
Peru
when it collapses, killing them. It won the
Pulitzer Prize
in 1928, and in 2001 it was selected by the editorial board of the American Modern Library as one the 100 best
English language
novels of the
20th century
. The book was quoted by
Tony Blair
during the memorial service for victims of the
September 11 attacks
in 2001. Since then its popularity has grown enormously. The book has been turned into a film thrice: first in
1929
, followed by a second version in
1944
, and a third version in
2004
directed by Irish director
Mary McGuckian
and starring
Robert De Niro
,
Harvey Keitel
,
Kathy Bates
,
John Lynch
and
Gabriel Byrne
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