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The Writing Life
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Publisher Price: $15.99
ISBN13: 9780060919887
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: Nov 12 2013
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.22
Height: 0.32 Width: 5.34 Depth: 8.02
Language: English
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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