So I obtained a copy of The Bridge at San Luis Rey. And read it in two sittings. What about the movie? Had it captured the book? Oh yes. And even more so. The book is a remarkably compact (less than 50,000 words) literary fable. Its style is flat and direct, although, in fact, the [...]
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Was Thornton Wilder an Original Magical Realist? Part 2
Posted in Literary Criticism, tagged Book Review, Bridge at San Luis Rey, Magical Realism, Thornton Wilder on December 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Was Thornton Wilder an Original Magical Realist?
Posted in Literary Criticism, tagged Book Review, Bridge at San Luis Rey, Magical Realism, Thornton Wilder on December 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In this season where, even to our Western sensibilities, magic intersects reality (at least for a moment), here is my extended reflection on The Bridge at San Luis Rey. AME “But soon we shall die and all memory of those five will have left earth, and we ourselves shall be loved for a while and [...]
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