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January 2013 Issue [Reviews]

The Chameleon

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Thornton Wilder's multifaceted life and work
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Thornton Wilder: A Life, by Penelope Niven. HarperCollins. 848 pages. $39.99.

Thornton Wilder: Collected Plays and Writings on Theater, edited by J. D. McClatchy. The Library of America. 888 pages. $40.

Thornton Wilder: The Bridge of San Luis Rey and Other Novels 1926–1948, edited by J. D. McClatchy. The Library of America. 731 pages. $35.

Thornton Wilder: The Eighth Day, Theophilus North, Autobiographical Writings, edited by J. D. McClatchy. The Library of America. 864 pages. $35.

Poor Thornton Wilder! He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize three times, produced not one but…

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is the author, most recently, of Classics for Pleasure (Harcourt) and On Conan Doyle (Princeton University Press).

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Autobiographical Writings (Book) Biography J.D. McClatchy (1945-) Penelope Niven (b. 1939) Pictorial works Theophilus North Thornton Wilder (1897-1975) Thornton Wilder: A Life (Book) Thornton Wilder: Collected Plays and Writings on Theater (Book) Thornton Wilder: The Bridge of San Luis Rey and Other Novels 1926-1948 (Book) Thornton Wilder: The Eighth Day
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