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A meditative reflection in anecdote and vignette on Annie Dillard's writing process. Beautiful and vivid prose. Annie Dillard has written eleven books, including the memoir of her parents, An American Childhood; the Northwest pioneer epic The Living; and the nonfiction narrative Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. A gregarious recluse, she is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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Contemplative, character-led, earnest and spare.
- contemplativerelentless
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- First published
- March 1, 1998
- Pages
- 144
- Publisher
- HarperCollins, Blackstone Audio, Inc., Harper & Row
- Editions
- 20
- Language
- French, English
- ISBN
- 9781441779830
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Annie Dillard is an American author, best known for her narrative prose in both fiction and non-fiction. She has published works of poetry, essays, prose, and literary criticism, as well as two novels and one memoir. - Wikipedia
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