Length2h 37m
About this audiobook
With color, irony, and sensitivity, Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Dillard illuminates the dedication, absurdity, and daring that is the writer's life. As it probes and exposes, examines and analyzes,The Writing Lifeoffers deeper insight into one of the most mysterious of professions.
A gregarious recluse, Dillard has passed many days, weeks, and months in remote locations doing something she claims to hate: writing. The act of writing is quite the undertaking, as the author struggles to decide whether she has found her subject, hit a dead end, or come up with a truly inspired bit of literature. Here, on top of providing a glimpse into her own life and writing experiences, Dillard offers wisdom to aspiring and established writers, urging them to maintain their passion and commitment to the work.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.0 (23.3K)
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GenreBiography and Memoir, Literary Classics
Length2 hrs 37 mins
Narrated byTavia Gilbert
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateFeb 23, 2011
LanguageEnglish
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