The Thornton Wilder Encyclopedia
- ISBN-10
- 1538152401
- ISBN-13
- 9781538152409
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2022-03-15
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Author
- Thomas S. Hischak
Description
This encyclopedia exhaustively covers Thornton Wilder, one of America's greatest writers. It features a biography of Wilder's life and career, followed by entries that cover the people who worked with him, friends and family members who were of great influence, and every novel, play, film script, and other literary work by Wilder.
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