{"product_id":"the-writing-life-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDillard, Annie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAnnie Dillard is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003ePilgrim at Tinker Creek, An American Childhood, The Writing Life, The Living \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e The Maytrees\u003c\/em\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50597289656594,"sku":"9780060919887","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8e75f7d5-8e37-4472-a9af-7959061b21d0.jpg?v=1732176257","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-writing-life-9780060919887","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}