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The Writing Life
by Annie Dillard (Author) Format: Kindle Edition★★★★★
★★★★★
4.4|1,008 ratings
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Customers find this book to be a fantastic meditation on the writing process and an inspirational read for creative endeavors. Moreover, the book receives positive feedback for its readability, style, and humor, with one customer noting its vivid and twisting analogies. However, the pacing receives mixed reviews, with several customers describing it as rambling.
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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 TribuneFrom 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 professions. Read more
Product Information
| ASIN | B000W93CNG |
| Publisher | Harper |
| Accessibility | Learn more |
| Publication date | October 13, 2009 |
| Language | English |
| File size | 409 KB |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
| X-Ray | Not Enabled |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Print length | 130 pages |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0061863820 |
| Page Flip | Enabled |
| Lexile measure | 880L |
| Best Sellers Rank | #15,214 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #6 in Literary History & Criticism Reference #10 in Essays (Kindle Store) #10 in Creativity Self-Help |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 1,008 ratings |