Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters - Couverture souple

Dillard, Annie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1782118853 ISBN 13 : 9781782118855

Editeur : Canongate Canons, 2017

Synopsis

In Teaching a Stone to Talk, Annie Dillard fixes her entrancing gaze and powerful sense of wonder on the natural world. Whether watching a sublime lunar eclipse or locking eyes with a wild weasel, Dillard captures the grand and miniature miracles of our universe.

Annie Dillard is one of the most respected and influential figures in contemporary non-fiction and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. With Teaching a Stone to Talk, she illuminates the world around us with a new and glowing light.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Annie Dillard was born in 1945 in Pennsylvania. She is a much-celebrated poet, novelist and essayist and author of thirteen books, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. She is a member of the Academy of Arts and Letters and has received fellowship grants from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. She was awarded the 2014 National Humanities Medal for her work deepening the understanding of the human experience.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Canongate Canons
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1782118853
• ISBN 13: 9781782118855
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
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• Personne responsable: non disponible