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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
'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 TribuneFrom Pulitzer Prize-winning Annie Dillard, a collection that illuminates the
The best writing from the Pulitzer Prize-winning nature writer, with a foreword by Geoff
Za svoji knihu Poutník u Tinker Creeku dostala Annie Dillardová v roce 1977, ještě před dovršením třiceti let, Pullitzerovu cenu. Zaznamenává v ní, postupně od jara až po zimu, rok svého života stráveného u potoka Tinker Creek ve Virginii. Své kontemplace o přírodě komponuje
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize'The book is a form of meditation, written with headlong urgency, about seeing. . . . There is an ambition about [Dillard's] book that I like. . . . It is the ambition to feel.' -- Eudora Welty, New York Times Book ReviewPilgrim at Tinker Creek is the story of a dramatic
A dazzling celebration of the natural world and our place in it from the Pulitzer Prize-winning nature
With the help of Claudine, Annie takes steps to empower her own life, a life away from her husband. Though Colette's intoxicating series of novels emerges a portrait of Claudine an intelligent, modern woman whose life is always honest, passionate and
'A collection of meditations like polished stones -- painstakingly worded, tough-minded, yet partial to mystery, and peerless when it comes to injecting larger resonances into the natural world.' -- Kirkus ReviewsHere, in this compelling assembly of writings, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie
Using the influential and field-changing Writing Culture as a point of departure, the thirteen essays in Writing Culture and the Life of Anthropology address anthropology's past, present, and future. The contributors, all leading figures in anthropology today, reflect back on the 'writing culture'
Gendered Testimonies of the Holocaust: Writing Life begins with the premise that writing proves virtually synonymous with survival, bearing the traces of life and of death carried within those who survived the atrocities of the Nazis. In reading specific testimonies by survivor-writers Paul Celan,
Amitava Kumar's Every Day I Write the Book is for academic writers what Annie Dillard's The Writing Life or Stephen King's On Writing are for creative writers. Alongside Kumar's interviews with an array of scholars whose distinct writing offers inspiring examples for students and academics alike,
In The Mathematics of the Breath and the Way, Charles Bukowski considers the art of writing, and the art of living as writer. Bringing together a variety of previously uncollected stories, columns, reviews, introductions, and interviews, this book finds him approaching the dynamics of his chosen
Renowned, bestselling novelist Chuck Palahniuk takes us behind the scenes of the writing life, with postcards from decades on the road and incredible examination of the power of fiction and the art of storytelling.In this spellbinding blend of memoir and insight, bestselling author Chuck Palahniuk
The beloved teacher and author of the million-and-a-half copy bestseller Writing Down the Bones reveals a new method of writing in 'a priceless distillation of her accumulated wisdom and experience as a writer, coach, and instructor on mindfulness' (Abraham Verghese).Sit. Walk. Write. These are the
You are a very, very clever little girl. -- Queen Victoria to Annie OakleyHer life was the stuff of legend -- from humble Quaker origins in Darke County, Ohio, Annie Oakley (nee Phoebe Ann Moses) rose to the heights of renown as a world-famous entertainer and featured performer with Buffalo Bill's
The first book to empower older women writing about erotic experiences in life, the bedroom, and beyond With concrete tools for writing bawdy, fun, and empowering erotica, Aphrodite's Pen celebrates sexuality and creativity. The book includes approachable activities designed for novice and seasoned
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR WRITING ON GLOBAL CONSERVATION'Pilcher is both very funny and very, very clever.' Gillian Burke 'Richly entertaining throughout.' Sunday TimesFor the last three billion years or so, life on Earth was shaped by natural forces. Evolution tended to happen
New edition of one of the founding works of Language writing Lyn Hejinian is among the most prominent of contemporary American poets. Her poem My Life has garnered accolades and fans inside and outside academia. First published in 1980, and revised in 1987 and 2002, My Life is now firmly