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"One of the most distinctive voices in American letters today." -- The Boston Globe

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"One of the most distinctive voices in American letters today." —Boston Globe

A stunning collection of Annie Dillard''s most popular books in one volume.

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek took American letters by storm when it was published in 1974, winning the Pulitzer Prize, the accolades of the critics, and over the years hundreds of thousands of devoted readers. It was followed by many more books by Annie Dillard, two of which, An American Childhood and The Writing Life, became national bestsellers and cemented Dillard''s reputation as one of our national literary treasures.

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A stunning collection of Annie Dillard's most popular books in one volume.

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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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R. McColley5.0 out of 5 starsVerified Purchase What a bargain: three interesting books for the price of one! Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2018 By far the longest of the three books contained in this big paperback is "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek," Ms. Dillard''s personal memoir of nature studying in the well-aged mountains of southwestern Virginia. Everything that crawls, burrows, flies, climbs, or runs... See more By far the longest of the three books contained in this big paperback is "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek," Ms. Dillard''s personal memoir of nature
studying in the well-aged mountains of southwestern Virginia. Everything that crawls, burrows, flies, climbs, or runs commands her careful
attention through all the seasons of the year. Thorough also is her study of climate and weather. "An American Childhood" is both autobiographical
and a dispassionate analysis of all that is good -- very little is bad -- about the culture of middle-class Protestant business folk in 20th century
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. But it was not for her. In the shortest book, "The Writing Life," Dillard continues to make clear why she had to flee
from respectable middle-class society. She does not exactly celebrate her eccentricities, but justifies them by the insights she gets into the
larger world she now inhabits. This woman can write, and has her own original way of doing so. 7 people found this helpful Helpful Report R. E. Cooke4.0 out of 5 starsVerified Purchase Hearing thoughts on Paper Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2014 In ''Three...'' Annie Dillard''s three books are bound together by the narrative of her voice. The reader can hear her style. ''Pilgrim at Tinker''s Creek'' is written as if each chapter is an essay about living, observing and getting right into the intricate nature around her.... See more In ''Three...'' Annie Dillard''s three books are bound together by the narrative of her voice. The reader can hear her style. ''Pilgrim at Tinker''s Creek'' is written as if each chapter is an essay about living, observing and getting right into the intricate nature around her. What an incredible world that is.
In ''An American Childhood'' Dillard expresses a child''s thoughts through a writer''s eyes. Some memories are universal and she seems to have had a wonderful young life full of many activities while growing up in Pittsburgh. The adage that a writer is first a reader applies to her.
''The Writer''s Life'' book may be more applicable to writers but it gives the reader a sense of the struggles that writers contend with when they sit down to a blank page. All three books remind me of R. L. Stevenson''s short poem ''Happy Thought'' - ''The world is so full of a number of things, I''m sure we should be all be as happy as kings.'' 3 people found this helpful Helpful Report Cynthia Eardly5.0 out of 5 starsVerified Purchase Classic Author Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2021 Annie Dillard is timeless. Such a great book to read in a time of global warming in order to appreciate what we are losing because we are not paying enough attention to nurturing Mother Earth.
. Helpful Report Jim G5.0 out of 5 starsVerified Purchase (and the book was in great shape, as well Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2018 I''m still reading #1 of 3.... and loving it. My first Annie Dillard reading... (and the book was in great shape, as well :-). Helpful Report Mary Dansak5.0 out of 5 starsVerified Purchase Life Changing Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2013 This contains one of the best books ever written, and two others that deserve long afternoons on the couch with the dog and a glass of hot tea. I think Annie Dillard changed my life with Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. Read this one with a pencil and a highlighter. Beautiful.... See more This contains one of the best books ever written, and two others that deserve long afternoons on the couch with the dog and a glass of hot tea. I think Annie Dillard changed my life with Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. Read this one with a pencil and a highlighter. Beautiful. Beautiful. Beautiful. 3 people found this helpful Helpful Report Lauralee Barton5.0 out of 5 starsVerified Purchase Science Biography Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2015 An enthralling read. An inspirational story Helpful Report F. Thomas5.0 out of 5 starsVerified Purchase Three by Dillard--doesn''t get any better than that Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2013 This was a gift for a friend; but I''ve read all three of the books included (taught them, too), and they are brilliant. So, what else need be said? 2 people found this helpful Helpful Report Ron Heard5.0 out of 5 starsVerified Purchase Tinker Creek Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2015 Incredible book and first-class writing. Immersed in the story, time slips away! Helpful Report

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