Bibliograph

The abundance, narrative essays old and new, Annie Dillard ; foreword by Geoff Dyer

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The abundance, narrative essays old and new, Annie Dillard ; foreword by Geoff Dyer

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

essays

Main title

The abundance

Responsibility statement

Annie Dillard ; foreword by Geoff Dyer

Sub title

narrative essays old and new

Summary

In recognition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's long and lauded career as a master essayist, a landmark collection, including her most beloved pieces and some rarely seen work, rigorously curated by the author herself

Table Of Contents

Foreword, by Geoff Dyer, From teaching a stone to talk., Total eclipse, The deer at Providencia, The weasel, From holy the frim., Paganism, From an American childhood., Waking up, Skin, Being chased, Jokes, Waking up wild, Old stone Presbyterian, Turning out badly, Envoy, From the writing life., A writer in the world, From image., This is the life, Encounters with Chinese writers., Disneyland, From pilgrim at Tinker Creek., On foot in Virginia's Roanoke Valley, Seeing, The waters of separation, Tsunami, From for the time being., Footprints, For the time being, From teaching a stone to talk., An expedition to the pole

Target audience

adult

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