{"product_id":"the-writing-life-isbn-9780060919887","title":"The Writing Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"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.\" — \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Pulitzer Prize-winning Annie Dillard, a collection that illuminates the dedication and daring that characterizes a writer's life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these short essays, Annie Dillard—the author of \u003cem\u003ePilgrim at Tinker Creek \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eAn American Childhood\u003c\/em\u003e—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, \u003cem\u003eThe Writing Life\u003c\/em\u003e offers deep insight into one of the most mysterious professions.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eAnnie Dillard has written eleven books, including the memoir of her parents, An \u003cem\u003eAmerican Childhood\u003c\/em\u003e; the Northwest pioneer epic \u003cem\u003eThe Living\u003c\/em\u003e; and the nonfiction narrative \u003cem\u003ePilgrim at Tinker Creek\u003c\/em\u003e. A gregarious recluse, she is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"A kind of spiritual Strunk  White, a small and brilliant guidebook to the landscape of a writer's task...Dillard brings the same passion and connective intelligence to this narrative as she has to her other work.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For her book is...scattered with pearl. Each reader will be attracted to different bright parts...Gracefully and simply told, these little stories illuminate the writing life...Her advice to writers is encouraging and invigorating.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For nonwriters, it is a glimpse into the tirals and satisfactions of a life spent with words. For writers, it is a warm, rambling, conversation with a stimulating and extraordinarily talented colleague.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Writing Life is a spare volume...that has the power and force of a detonating bomb...A book bursting with metaphors and prose bristling with incident.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDetroit News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888229806309,"sku":"NP9780060919887","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060919887.jpg?v=1730228530","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-writing-life-isbn-9780060919887","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}