THORNTON WILDER 1st Ed THE WOMAN OF ANDROS HCDJ 1930 Pulitzer Prize Author Novel

Description: Thornton Wilder The Woman of Andros Albert & Charles Boni, 1930 - 1st Edition / 1st Printing - Matching dates present on title and on copyright page with no mention of later printings as required in order to denote the first printing of the first edition. Very good hardcover, in very good dustjacket in mylar wrapper. Tight binding, solid spine, clean unmarked text, some edge chipping to dj. 8vo, 162 pages. A solid example of this early historical novel from the Pulitzer Prize awarded author of The Bridge of San Luis Rey .“From the earliest pages of his first novels and plays, Wilder examined the universal quandaries encapsulated in the questions the young man Pamphilus asks in The Woman of Andros: 'How does one live? What does one do first?'” (Penelope Niven) Thornton Wilder’s celebrated novel The Woman of Andros, set before the birth of Christ on an obscure Greek island, tells the story of the enigmatic Chrysis, a courtesan (and an outcast) of haunting beauty and intelligence. In her gatherings with the young men of the island, Chrysis probes what is precious about life and how we live, love, and die in a harsh world, themes that Wilder revisited eight years later in his play, Our Town. Pamphilus, the only son of a prominent villager, fathers a baby out of wedlock with Chrysis’s sister, whom he wants to marry. The questions faced by Pamphilus, his family, and the other “respectable” citizens of the island also explore themes of social class and status. Loc: E17StoreAdd to FavoritesFeedbackTHORNTON WILDER 1st Ed THE WOMAN OF ANDROS HCDJ 1930 Pulitzer Prize Author Novel Thornton Wilder The Woman of Andros Albert & Charles Boni, 1930 - 1st Edition / 1st Printing - Matching dates present on title and on copyright page with no mention of later printings as required in order to denote the first printing of the first edition. Very good hardcover, in very good dustjacket in mylar wrapper. Tight binding, solid spine, clean unmarked text, some edge chipping to dj. 8vo, 162 pages. A solid example of this early historical novel from the Pulitzer Prize awarded author of The Bridge of San Luis Rey .“From the earliest pages of his first novels and plays, Wilder examined the universal quandaries encapsulated in the questions the young man Pamphilus asks in The Woman of Andros: 'How does one live? What does one do first?'” (Penelope Niven) Thornton Wilder’s celebrated novel The Woman of Andros, set before the birth of Christ on an obscure Greek island, tells the story of the enigmatic Chrysis, a courtesan (and an outcast) of haunting beauty and intelligence. In her gatherings with the young men of the island, Chrysis probes what is precious about life and how we live, love, and die in a harsh world, themes that Wilder revisited eight years later in his play, Our Town. Pamphilus, the only son of a prominent villager, fathers a baby out of wedlock with Chrysis’s sister, whom he wants to marry. The questions faced by Pamphilus, his family, and the other “respectable” citizens of the island also explore themes of social class and status. Loc: E17

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