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Publication date 1973 Pages 374 Originally published 1973 Page count 374 Adaptations Mr. North (1988) | 4/5 Goodreads ISBN 978-0-060-14636-8 Publisher Harper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Theophilus north
Theophilus North is an 1973 autobiographical novel, the last novel written by Thornton Wilder. In 1988 it was adapted for the film Mr. North.
Contents
Theophilus north
Plot summary
In 1926 Theophilus North, 29 years old, leaves his four years employment at a New Jersey school and goes to Newport, Rhode Island, to buy a car that a friend sold him. He has no idea what to do next in his life. Arrived in the city, he decides to remain there. He tries to get an income giving private lessons and as a reader for $2.00 per hour, but soon his ability in solving problems helps him being introduced in Newport's high society.
Characters
Style
The novel is written using the first person, in fact the fictional author declares it is an abstract of a journal. However, a great part of the novel is made of dialogues between North and other characters.
There are fifteen chapters, each one treating a different episode where Theophilus North is involved.