The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder (1927)

The novel follows the lives of five individuals who die when a bridge collapses in Peru in the 1700s.

It is a meditation on the question of why some lives are cut short and others are spared.

The story is told by a Franciscan monk who investigates the lives of the five victims.

The five victims are a Marquesa, an actor, a businessman, a child and a nun.

The novel examines the relationships between the victims, as well as their inner struggles.

The novel suggests that the lives of the victims were connected and that their deaths were part of a divine plan.

The novel is set in a time of religious and political upheaval in Peru.

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