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Annie Dillard

Born

in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, The United States

April 30, 1945

Website

http://www.anniedillard.com/

Genre

Nonfiction, Literature & Fiction, Poetry

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Annie Dillard is an American author celebrated for her distinctive narrative voice in both fiction and nonfiction, as well as for her work in poetry, essays, literary criticism, novels, and memoir. She gained wide recognition with Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, a meditative exploration of nature and perception that received the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and established her as a major literary figure. Raised in Pittsburgh, her formative years were marked by wide reading, close observation of the natural world, and a family environment that encouraged curiosity and wit, experiences later reflected in her memoir An American Childhood. She studied English, theology, and creative writing at Hollins College, where her academic engagement wi ...more

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Average rating: 4.01 · 94,172 ratings · 11,006 reviews · 61 distinct works • Similar authors

	Pilgrim at Tinker Creek 4.08 avg rating — 29,838 ratings — published 1974 — 80 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Writing Life 3.98 avg rating — 18,316 ratings — published 1989 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An American Childhood 3.90 avg rating — 10,554 ratings — published 1987 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters 4.15 avg rating — 6,977 ratings — published 1982 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Maytrees 3.61 avg rating — 6,717 ratings — published 2007 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Holy the Firm 4.20 avg rating — 5,482 ratings — published 1977 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	For the Time Being: Essays 4.14 avg rating — 4,421 ratings — published 1999 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Living 3.85 avg rating — 3,312 ratings — published 1992 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Abundance 4.01 avg rating — 2,321 ratings — published 2016 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living by Fiction: A Classic Work of Literary Criticism on Contemporary and Traditional Fiction for Literature Lovers 3.95 avg rating — 1,032 ratings — published 1983 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Annie Dillard (?)

“She read books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live.”
― Annie Dillard, The Living

tags: books, literature, reading, words

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“One of the few things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time...give it, give it all, give it now.”
― Annie Dillard

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“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.”
― Annie Dillard, The Writing Life

tags: life, living

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January 2024 New School Classics

Quicksand by Nella Larsen, 1928, 192 pages

42 votes, 18.5%

Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree by Tariq Ali, 1992, 244 pages

40 votes, 17.6%

The Wreath by Sigrid Undset, 1920, 305 pages

39 votes, 17.2%

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard, 1974, 288 pages

37 votes, 16.3%

Regeneration by Pat Barker, 1991, 256 pages

36 votes, 15.9%

Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya, 1972, 290 pages

21 votes, 9.3%

Alberta and Jacob by Cora Sandel, 1927, 247 pages

12 votes, 5.3%

227 total votes

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