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For which novel did Wilder first win a Pulitzer Prize?

  • The Bridge of San Luis Rey

  • The Eighth Day

  • Our Town

  • The Ides of March

Answer

The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Thornton Wilder's 1927 novel, earned him his first Pulitzer Prize for Literature. Set in 18th-century Peru, the story follows the lives of five people whose paths converge on a collapsed bridge. Through their interwoven narratives, Wilder explores themes of fate, chance, and the search for meaning in life.
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