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Annie Dillard


Born
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, The United States
April 30, 1945

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Genre
Nonfiction, Literature & Fiction, Poetry


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 · 94,205 ratings · 11,015 reviews · 61 distinct works • Similar authors
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
4.08 avg rating — 29,856 ratings — published 1974 — 80 editions
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The Writing Life
3.98 avg rating — 18,319 ratings — published 1989 — 53 editions
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An American Childhood
3.90 avg rating — 10,555 ratings — published 1987 — 41 editions
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Teaching a Stone to Talk: E...
4.15 avg rating — 6,978 ratings — published 1982 — 50 editions
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The Maytrees
3.61 avg rating — 6,719 ratings — published 2007 — 22 editions
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Holy the Firm
4.20 avg rating — 5,484 ratings — published 1977 — 24 editions
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For the Time Being: Essays
4.14 avg rating — 4,426 ratings — published 1999 — 41 editions
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The Living
3.85 avg rating — 3,312 ratings — published 1992 — 36 editions
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The Abundance
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“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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July is literary/general fiction.

This list of books is pulled from:
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National Book Awards (Longlist, Shortlist, winners...various years)
Women's Prize for Fiction (Shortlist, winners...various years)
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The March The March by E.L. Doctorow E.L. Doctorow
 
  3 votes, 75.0%

The Sisters Brothers The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt Patrick deWitt

 
  1 vote, 25.0%

The Sea, The Sea The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch Iris Murdoch
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

The Hundred Secret Senses The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan Amy Tan
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells Rebecca Wells
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

The Maytrees The Maytrees by Annie Dillard Annie Dillard
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

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