The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 181 pages and is available in paperback format. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading our town. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In the opening scene, the stage is largely empty, except for some tables and chairs that represent the homes of the gibbs and webb families, the setting of most of the action in act i. It puts plainspoken lyricism on an empty stage with a story as simple as life and death wilder was also an. The first act describes their daily lives, the second act focuses on. Our town by thornton wilder, 9780060512637, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. The first edition of the novel was published in 1938, and was written by thornton wilder.
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