The Bridge Of San Luis Rey can be called the novel the firmly established Thornton Wilder in his prominent spot in American literature. This exquisite work, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Wilder in 1928, embodies writing of a very special sort. the gentle philosophy, an woven from the story of the five who fell from the bridge 200 years ago in Peru, is handled with such meticulous care in construction that the novel is still regarded as a model in cotemporary letters. the faith if another era, another world, live for today's reader.