Thornton Wilder(1897-1975) is the only writer to win Pulitzer
Prizes for both fiction and drama.
J. D. McClatchy(1945-2018), volume editor, was the author of many
books of poetry and essays, includingPlundered Hearts- New and
Selected Poems(2014), and the editor of nine Library of America
publications. He wrote the libretto for Ned Rorem's operatic
version ofOur Town, taught at Yale University, and served as editor
ofThe Yale Review.
“While all of Wilder’s work is intelligent, non-synthetic and often
moving, as well as funny, it is Our Town that makes the
difference. It is probably the finest play ever written by an
American.” —Edward Albee
“The Library of America earns a standing ovation from grateful
theater lovers for its triumphant assemblage of all of Thornton
Wilder’s dramatic writings into one magnificent, indispensable
volume. Seeing the totality of this great American playwright’s
dizzyingly, dazzlingly wide range of work will be especially
revelatory for a new generation of playwrights.” —John Guare
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