num_pages: 138
description: When a rope bridge near Lima, Peru breaks in 1714, a Franciscan who witnesses the accident feels compelled to learn about the lives of the five people who were killed.
language: English
title: Bridge Of San Luis Rey
titlecomplete: Bridge Of San Luis Rey
characters: Madre María del Pilar, Pepita, The Marquesa de Montemayor, Captain Alvarado, Camila Perichole, Don Jaime, Brother Juniper, Esteban, Uncle Pio
genres: Classics, American, Historical, Religion, Novels, Historical Fiction, Literature, 20th Century, Literary Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 34082
places: Peru
awards: awardedAt: -1325433600000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Novel
publisher: Demco Media