Thornton Wilder A Life Author:Penelope Niven "Thornton Wilder: A Life brings readers face to face with the extraordinary man who made words come alive around the world, on the stage and on the page." — ?James Earl Jones, actor"Comprehensive and wisely fashioned?.This book is a splendid and long needed work." — ?Edward Albee, playwrightThornton Wilder?three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, creator... more » of such enduring stage works as Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth, and beloved novels like Bridge of San Luis Ray and Theophilus North?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 Thornton Wilder: A Life, author Penelope Niven pulls back the curtain to present a fascinating, three-dimensional portrait one of America's greatest playwrights, novelists, and literary icons.« less