Selected Letters of Thornton Wilder, The - Softcover

"Students and devotees of Wilder will find this a useful companion to his literary work."--Library Journal

"A staggering range of acquaintance. . . . Wilder was a charmer. . . . His letters are chatty, intimate, appealingly self-deprecating."--New Republic

"Wilder's writing is sharply etched and generous of spirit. [In Selected Letters] he consistently discharges the obligation he imposed on his correspondents: that their letters 'intimate the alterations of climate in their hearts and minds.'"--Times Literary Supplement (London)

"A book to treasure and to share. . . . A remarkable collection of letters covering more than 60 years of Thornton Wilder's life that become, in page after page, a blueprint of this brilliant, compassionate, truthful, loving man whose wit and superb command of language include the reader in a history of his friendships, of his family."--Marian Seldes

A comprehensive collection of letters by the three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning writer offers insight into the events and people who shaped his life and work, from his teenage years as a farm hand and his college studies to his relationships with family members and fellow writers. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.