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[ Our Town ] leaves us with a sense of blessing, and the unspoken but palpable command to achieve gratitude in what remains of our days on earth.-- New Yorker Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama of life in the mythical village of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire--an allegorical representation of all life--is an American classic. It is the simple story of a love affair that asks timeless questions about the meaning of love, life, and death. This beautifully designed Harper Perennial Deluxe Edition features French flaps and deckle-edged paper, making it the perfect gift book. Our Town explores the relationship between two young neighbors, George Gibbs and Emily Webb, whose childhood friendship blossoms into romance, and then culminates in marriage. When Emily loses her life in childbirth, the circle of life portrayed in each of the three acts--childhood, adulthood, and death--is fully realized. Widely considered one of the greatest American plays of all time, Our Town is also Wilder's most frequently staged play. It debuted on Broadway in 1938 and continues to be performed daily on stages all around the world.
This hardcover edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play includes a Foreword by Donald Margulies and contains Afterword material by Tappan Wilder. 20 photos. This beautiful hardcover edition features an eyeopening Afterword written by Tappan Wilder, Thornton Wilder's nephew, that includes Wilder's
First produced and published in 1938, this Pulitzer Prize-winning drama of life in the small village of Grover's Corners, an allegorical representation of all life, has become an American classic. It is Thornton Wilder's most renowned and most frequently performed play.--The New Yorker Our Town] lea
