# The Bridge of San Luis Rey

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- Book: [The Bridge of San Luis Rey](https://www.bookquiver.com/thornton-wilder/the-bridge-of-san-luis-rey) ([The Bridge of San Luis Rey.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/thornton-wilder/the-bridge-of-san-luis-rey.md))
- Authors: [Thornton Wilder](https://www.bookquiver.com/thornton-wilder)
- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-01-4118-425-8
- Pages: 128
- Published: 2000-07-27
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

An ancient bridge collapses over a gorge in Peru, hurling five people into the abyss. It seems a meaningless human tragedy. But one witness, a Franciscan monk, believes the deaths might not be as random as they appear. Convinced that the disaster is a punishment sent from Heaven, the monk sets out to discover all he can about the travellers. The five strangers were connected in some way, he thinks. There must be a purpose behind their deaths. But are their lost lives the result of sin? ... Or of love?