The Writing Life

By Annie Dillard

Release : 2009-10-13

Genre : Essays, Books, Fiction & Literature, Professional & Technical, Education, Language Arts & Disciplines, Short Stories, Arts & Entertainment, Art & Architecture, Art History, Biographies & Memoirs, Literary Criticism, Reference, Foreign Languages, Writing Reference, Literary Anthologies, Nonfiction, Poetry

Kind : ebook

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"For nonwriters, it is a glimpse into the trials and satisfactions of a life spent with words. For writers, it is a warm, rambling, conversation with a stimulating and extraordinarily talented colleague." — Chicago Tribune

From Pulitzer Prize-winning Annie Dillard, a collection that illuminates the dedication and daring that characterizes a writer's life.

In these short essays, Annie Dillard—the author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and An American Childhood—illuminates the dedication, absurdity, and daring that characterize the existence of a writer. A moving account of Dillard’s own experiences while writing her works, The Writing Life offers deep insight into one of the most mysterious professions.

The Writing Life

By Annie Dillard

Release : 2009-10-13

Genre : Essays, Books, Fiction & Literature, Professional & Technical, Education, Language Arts & Disciplines, Short Stories, Arts & Entertainment, Art & Architecture, Art History, Biographies & Memoirs, Literary Criticism, Reference, Foreign Languages, Writing Reference, Literary Anthologies, Nonfiction, Poetry

Kind : ebook

4.5 (0 ratings)
"For nonwriters, it is a glimpse into the trials and satisfactions of a life spent with words. For writers, it is a warm, rambling, conversation with a stimulating and extraordinarily talented colleague." — Chicago Tribune

From Pulitzer Prize-winning Annie Dillard, a collection that illuminates the dedication and daring that characterizes a writer's life.

In these short essays, Annie Dillard—the author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and An American Childhood—illuminates the dedication, absurdity, and daring that characterize the existence of a writer. A moving account of Dillard’s own experiences while writing her works, The Writing Life offers deep insight into one of the most mysterious professions.

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