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The Annie Dillard Reader
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The Annie Dillard Reader Paperback - 1995

by Dillard, Annie

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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard has gathered together her favorite passages from past works to create an anthology consisting of her most significant, most passionate, most evocative writings. Selections include excerpts from Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Holy the Firm, The Living, An American Childhood, and Teaching a Stone To Talk.

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Harper Perennial. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Details

  • Title The Annie Dillard Reader
  • Author Dillard, Annie
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 464
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harper Perennial, New York
  • Date 1995-09-01
  • Bookseller's Inventory # H14B-02710
  • ISBN 9780060926601 / 0060926600
  • Weight 0.76 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.18 x 5.2 x 1.08 in (20.78 x 13.21 x 2.74 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: Coming of Age
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 94019482
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Summary

Annie Dillard -- "one of the most distinctive voices in American letters today" (Boston Globe) -- collects her favorite selections from her own writings in this compact volume. A perfect introduction to one of America's most acclaimed and bestselling authors.

First line

IT HAD BEEN LIKE DYING, that sliding down the mountain pass.

From the rear cover

Annie Dillard -- "one of the most distinctive voices in American letters today" (Boston Globe) -- collects her favorite selections from her own writings in this compact volume. A perfect introduction to one of America's most acclaimed and bestselling authors.