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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

by Annie Dillard
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

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ISBN13: 9780061233326
ISBN10: 0061233323
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is the story of a dramatic year in Virginia's Roanoke Valley. Annie Dillard sets out to see what she can see. What she sees are astonishing incidents of "beauty tangled in a rapture with violence."

Her personal narrative highlights one year's exploration on foot in the Virginia region through which Tinker Creek runs. In the summer, Dillard stalks muskrats in the creek and contemplates wave mechanics; in the fall, she watches a monarch butterfly migration and dreams of Arctic caribou. She tries to con a coot; she collects pond water and examines it under a microscope. She unties a snake skin, witnesses a flood, and plays King of the Meadow with a field of grasshoppers. The result is an exhilarating tale of nature and its seasons.

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"Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, is a classic instance of the nonfiction work of art." Geoff Dyer The Observer

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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize

"The book is a form of meditation, written with headlong urgency, about seeing. . . . There is an ambition about her book that I like. . . . It is the ambition to feel." -- Eudora Welty, New York Times Book Review

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is the story of a dramatic year in Virginia's Roanoke Valley. Annie Dillard sets out to see what she can see. What she sees are astonishing incidents of "beauty tangled in a rapture with violence."

Dillard's personal narrative highlights one year's exploration on foot in the Virginia region through which Tinker Creek runs. In the summer, she stalks muskrats in the creek and contemplates wave mechanics; in the fall, she watches a monarch butterfly migration and dreams of Arctic caribou. She tries to con a coot; she collects pond water and examines it under a microscope. She unties a snake skin, witnesses a flood, and plays King of the Meadow with a field of grasshoppers. The result is an exhilarating tale of nature and its seasons.


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Annie Dillard has written twelve books,including in nonfiction For the Time Being, Teaching a Stone to Talk, Holy the Firm, and Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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This book cannot be confined to a single category. It is a first person memoir that ranges across philosophy, nature study, and aesthetics; and it has a touch of Zen. It is about observing and recording in the moment. Some friends have said that it is boring, and they did not finish it. I urged them to give it another try and-- go slowly, be patient, and look carefully -- just like the author.

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After meaning to read this for years, I ended up reading 2/3 when I had lots of time over the summer and then taking a break when I realized it was not a book I wanted to read in tiny snippets before bed. It is truly gorgeous - her wonderful language and descriptions and the deep connections she develops with her subject matter are really inspiring. I feel like this is one of those books that I'll read every few years, coming out each time with new ideas and a renewed awareness of the world around me. I know this review is mushy and I don't care. I loved this book.

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ISBN:
9780061233326
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
09/10/2013
Publisher:
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
Pages:
304
Height:
.75IN
Width:
5.45IN
Thickness:
.75
Number of Units:
1
Copyright Year:
1999
UPC Code:
2800061233328
Author:
Annie Dillard
Subject:
Biology-Reference

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