Our Town

Written by Thornton Wilder

A small-town love story questions life's meaning through love, loss, and the passage of time.

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224 pages· 18,684 words

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In Grover's Corners, two young neighbors, George and Emily, navigate life's stages from friendship to romance and marriage. As Emily faces a tragic end, the play delves into profound questions about love, life, and mortality. Experience the timeless journey of human existence in this celebrated drama, where the ordinary becomes extraordinary.

From the publisher

“[Our Town] leaves us with a sense of blessing, and the unspoken but palpable command to achieve gratitude in what remains of our days on earth.” – The New YorkerThornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama of life in the mythical village of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire–an allegorical representation of all life–is an American classic. It is the simple story of a love affair that asks timeless questions about the meaning of love, life, and death. Our Town explores the relationship between two young neighbors, George Gibbs and Emily Webb, whose childhood friendship blossoms into romance, and then culminates in marriage. When Emily loses her life during childbirth, the circle of life portrayed in each of the three acts–childhood, adulthood, and death–is fully realized.Widely considered one of the greatest American plays of all time, Our Town debuted on Broadway in 1938 and continues to be performed daily on stages around the world. This special edition includes an afterword by Wilder’s nephew, Tappan Wilder, with illuminating documentary material about the playwright and his most famous drama.

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