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A stunning collection of Annie Dillard's most popular books in one volume.
Synopsis
One of the most distinctive voices in American letters today. --Boston Globe
A stunning collection of Annie Dillard's most popular books in one volume.
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek took American letters by storm when it was published in 1974, winning the Pulitzer Prize, the accolades of the critics, and over the years hundreds of thousands of devoted readers. It was followed by many more books by Annie Dillard, two of which, An American Childhood and The Writing Life, became national bestsellers and cemented Dillard's reputation as one of our national literary treasures.
About the Author
Annie Dillard is the author of ten books, including the Pulitzer Prize-winner Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, as well as An American Childhood, The Living, and Mornings Like This. She is a member of the Academy of Arts and Letters and has received fellowship grants from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Born in 1945 in Pittsburgh, Dillard attended Hollins College in Virginia. After living for five years in the Pacific Northwest, she returned to the East Coast, where she lives with her family.
Table of Contents
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek -- An American childhood --The writing life.