Thornton Wilder

Thornton Wilder

Thornton Wilder was born in Madison, Wisconsin on April 17th, 1897 and passed away at the age of 78 on December 7th, 1975.

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Thornton Wilder Stats: The highest rated book by Thornton Wilder on Book Notification is Our Town, the 2nd novel in the Thornton Wilder Plays series. The second-highest rated book is The Bridge of San Luis Rey, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by Thornton Wilder on Book Notification is The Bridge of San Luis Rey, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Theophilus North, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Thornton Wilder books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Cabala
1926
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2
7.5
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1927
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3
Woman of Andros
1930
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4
Heaven's My Destination
1935
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5
The Ides of March
1948
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6
The Eighth Day
1967
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7
Theophilus North
1973
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List of Plays in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Happy Journey
1930
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2
7.7
Our Town
1938
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3
Merchant of Yonkers
1939
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4
Love And How To Cure It
1941
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5
The Skin of Our Teeth
1942
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6
Rare Our Century a Play in Three Scenes
1947
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7
The Matchmaker
1954
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8
The Drunken Sisters
1957
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9
Infancy
1961
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10
The Alcestiad: Or, a Life in the Sun
1977
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11
Childhood
2011
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12
The Seven Deadly Sins
2012
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13
The Ages of Man
2012
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14
Bernice
2014
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15
Pullman Car Hiawatha
2014
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16
Youth
2014
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17
Someone from Assisi
2014
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18
A Doll's House
2016
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19
The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden
2018
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List of Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Angel That Troubled the Waters and Other Plays
1928
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2
The Long Christmas Dinner and Other Plays in One Act
1931
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3
The Collected Short Plays of Thornton Wilder, Volume I
1997
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4
The Collected Short Plays of Thornton Wilder, Volume II
1997
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5
A Thornton Wilder Reader
1997
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6
Our Town and Other Plays
2016
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
James Joyce, 1882-1941
1944
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2
American Characteristics and Other Essays
1979
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3
The Journals of Thornton Wilder, 1939-1961
1985
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4
The Letters of Gertrude Stein and Thornton Wilder
1996
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5
The Collected Translations and Adaptations of Thornton
2000
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6
A Tour of the Darkling Plain
2001
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7
The Selected Letters
2008
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Thornton Wilder

Thornton Wilder was born on April 17th, 1897. Thornton passed away December 7th, 1975 at 78 years old. Thornton Wilder was born in Madison, Wisconsin.

Thornton Wilder was the author of the Thornton Wilder Plays series which consists of 19 novels. The Thornton Wilder Plays series started in 1930 with the novel The Happy Journey. The most recently released novel in the Thornton Wilder Plays series was The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden which was released in 2018. There are no upcoming novels for the Thornton Wilder Plays series.

Thornton Wilder: Awards & Accolades

Wilder's book, The Eighth Day won the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 1968.

Thornton Wilder: Lists & Other Mentions

  • Heaven's My Destination was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1935 and a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1935.
  • The Ides of March was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1948.
  • The Eighth Day was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1967 and a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1967.
  • The Bridge of San Luis Rey was a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1928.
  • Woman of Andros was a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1930.

The Bridge of San Luis Rey was the #1 entry on the Publishers Weekly bestselling novels list in 1928.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Thornton Wilder are:

  1. John Steinbeck, author of the novel: Of Mice and Men.
  2. Ernest Hemingway, author of the novel: The Old Man and the Sea.
  3. Mark Twain, author of the Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn Series.
  4. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
  5. F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of the novel: The Great Gatsby.

Thornton Wilder: F.A.Q

When was Thornton Wilder Born?

Thornton Wilder was born on April 17th, 1897.

When did Thornton Wilder die?

Thornton Wilder died on December 7th, 1975 at 78 years old.

Where was Thornton Wilder Born?

Thornton Wilder was born in Madison, Wisconsin.

What book awards has Thornton Wilder won?

Wilder's book, The Eighth Day won the award National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 1968.

What was the first book Thornton Wilder wrote?

The first book written by Thornton Wilder was The Cabala, published in 1926.

What was the most recent book Thornton Wilder wrote?

His most recently released work was The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden (a short story) on December 12th, 2018.

How many books has Thornton Wilder written?

Thornton Wilder has written 39 books. 7 Standalone Novels, 19 books in the Plays, 6 books in the Collections, 7 books in the Non-Fiction Books.

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