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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Author: Annie Dillard
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is the story of a dramatic year in Virginia's Roanoke Valley. Annie Dillard sets out to see what she can see. What she sees are astonishing incidents of "beauty tangled in a rapture with violence." Her personal narrative highlights one year's exploration on foot in the Virginia region through which Tinke...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060915452
ISBN-10: 0060915455
Publication Date: 9/1988
Pages: 271
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4 stars, based on 33 ratings
Publisher: Harpercollins
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 1
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This is one book that I'm going to keep, not send back out again. Annie Dillard's descriptions of her experiences with nature make the reader think in a larger frame of mind. She brings in many asides that make the reader travel with her as she ponders the absolute immensity and minuteness of the world. I think I will have to reread this book many times to understand and to digest the treasures it holds.
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Very good, thought provoking read. Also included in this book are Annie Dillard's other works, "An American Childhood", and "The Writing Life".
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Great read, very intense


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