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The Eighth Day

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Eighth Day, The
Type
Novel
Language
English
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The Eighth Day is a 1967 novel by Thornton Wilder. Set in a mining town in southern Illinois, the plot revolves around John Barrington Ashley, who is accused of murdering his neighbor Breckenridge Lansing. The novel was written over the course of twenty months while Wilder was living alone in Douglas, Arizona. The Eighth Day was the 1968 winner of the National Book Award.

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First published: 1967

Last modified: 2024-01-06 (revision #167701)

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LibraryThing Work
25893
Wikidata Work ID
Q19571567

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