The eighth day

Type

Book

Authors

Wilder ( Thornton )

Tags

Illinois, Murder, Families, City and town life, Life change events, Wilder, Thornton, American fiction, National Book Awards

Abstract

At the turn of the century, an Illinois man is sentenced to death for the murder of a close friend, but escapes to South America to build a new world for himself and his family.

Description

The Eighth Day, a tale set in a mining town in southern Illinois about two families blasted apart by the apparent murder of one father by the other. The miraculous escape of the accused killer, John Ashley, on the eve of his execution and his flight to freedom triggers a powerful story tracing the fate of his and the victim's wife and children. At once a murder mystery and a philosophical story, The Eighth Day is a "suspenseful and deeply moving" (New York Times) work of classic stature that has been hailed as a great American epic.

Biblio Notes

Genre/Form: Fiction
Material Type: Fiction
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Thornton Wilder
ISBN: 0848806697 9780848806699
OCLC Number: 42891941
Description: 374 pages 22 cm
Responsibility: Thornton Wilder.

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