Description
“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.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Annie Dillard
Published: 11/12/2013
Publisher: Harper Perennial
ISBN: 9780060919887
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.22lbs
Size: 0.32″ H x 8.02″ L x 5.34″ W
About the Author
Dillard, Annie: –
Annie Dillard is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, An American Childhood, The Writing Life, The Living and The Maytrees. 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.
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