Published July 2012 160 pages, Paperback 198x130mm, Portrait ISBN-10: 1907429379 ISBN-13: 9781907429378
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Wilder's first novel, originally published in 1926, explores the self consciously
decadent world of Rome after World War I. Its
protagonist - Samuele, an American student - is drawn into the declining period of the titular secret community, comprising decaying European royalty, eccentric expatriate
Americans, and even a cardinal of the Roman Church.
Wilder playfully presents these characters as the vestigial representatives of the ancient Roman gods and goddesses.
Thornton Wilder - Thornton Wilder (1897-1975) was a novelist and playwright. The Bridge of San Luis Rey, one of his seven novels, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1928, while his play, The Matchmaker was adapted into the musical Hello, Dolly!Penelope Niven - Penelope Niven is the author of critically acclaimed biographies of poet
Carl Sandburg, photographer Edward Steichen and Thornton Wilder.
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