Brother Fire
by Thornton Wilder
Synopsis
“A hut in the mountains of northern Italy...
Annunziata is preparing the evening meal over the fire...”
None other than Saint Francis himself descends from a cold and rainy mountaintop after communing with Brother Wind, Sister Rain and the Queen of Heaven.
His friends, a peasant woman and her eight-year-old daughter, take pity on him and invite him to supper.
St. Francis proves to be a troublesome and enigmatic guest.
It is the child rather than the pragmatic mother who comes closest to understanding his behavior.
This short play is included in the collection Thornton Wilder's Playlets: Short, Short Plays for 3-5 Persons .
Publication
Brother Fire is a play written by Thornton Wilder and published by Samuel French.
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