{"product_id":"the-cabala-and-the-woman-of-andros-two-novels-9780063097858","title":"The Cabala and the Woman of Andros: Two Novels","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"For much of the twentieth century, these remarkable early novels were hidden in the great shadow of \u003cem\u003eThe Bridge of San Luis Rey\u003c\/em\u003e. Now we can examine them in the spotlight for the gifts that they are--memorable monuments to style and keys to understanding Wilder's genius.\" - Penelope Niven, Thornton Wilder Biographer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeaturing a foreword by Penelope Niven and a revealing afterword by the author's nephew, Tappan Wilder, this gorgeous reissue reacquaints readers with Thornton Wilder's first novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Cabala\u003c\/em\u003e, along with \u003cem\u003eThe Woman of Andros\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the inspirations for his Pulitzer Prize-winning play \u003cem\u003eOur Town\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Cabala\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of a young American student who spends a year in the exotic world of post-World War I Rome. While there, he experiences firsthand the waning days of a secret community (a \"cabala\") of decaying royalty, a great cardinal of the Roman Church, and an assortment of memorable American ex-pats. A semiautobiographical novel of unforgettable characters and human passions, \u003cem\u003eThe Cabala\u003c\/em\u003e launched Wilder's career as a celebrated storyteller and dramatist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Woman of Andros, \u003c\/em\u003e set on the obscure Greek island of Brynos before the birth of Christ, explores universal questions of what is precious about life and how we live, love, and die. Eight years later, Wilder would pose these same questions on the stage in a play titled \u003cem\u003eOur Town\u003c\/em\u003e, also set in an obscure location, this time a village in New Hampshire. \u003cem\u003eThe Woman of Andros\u003c\/em\u003e is celebrated for some of the most beautiful writing in American literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilder, Thornton:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eThornton Wilder (1897-1975) was an accomplished novelist and playwright whose works, exploring the connection between the commonplace and cosmic dimensions of human experience, continue to be read and produced around the world. His \u003cem\u003eBridge of San Luis Rey\u003c\/em\u003e, one of seven novels, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1928, as did two of his four full-length dramas, \u003cem\u003eOur Town\u003c\/em\u003e (1938) and \u003cem\u003eThe Skin of Our Teeth\u003c\/em\u003e (1943). Wilder's \u003cem\u003eThe Matchmaker\u003c\/em\u003e was adapted as the musical \u003cem\u003eHello, Dolly!\u003c\/em\u003e. He also enjoyed enormous success with many other forms of the written and spoken word, among them teaching, acting, the opera, and films. (His screenplay for Hitchcock's \u003cem\u003eShadow of Doubt\u003c\/em\u003e [1943] remains a classic psycho-thriller to this day.) Wilder's many honors include the Gold Medal for Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the National Book Committee's Medal for Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50554282475794,"sku":"9780063097858","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7c23f0f6-1d4e-45f6-88b0-639a0b1add46.jpg?v=1731711264","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-cabala-and-the-woman-of-andros-two-novels-9780063097858","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}