The Bridge of San Luis Rey
by Thornton Wilder

The Bridge of San Luis Rey cover
Cover of The Bridge of San Luis Rey on the Open Library.

A monk tries to trace the inscrutable workings of God in the aftermath of a bridge collapse. The novel has just gone into US public domain, so now is a good time to check it out.

Mentioned in an article listing several short story cycle style novels that I’m fond of (or was at the time).

Discussion at Multo.