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American Childhood by Annie Dillard (2013, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060915188
ISBN-139780060915186
eBay Product ID (ePID)20155
Product Key Features
Book TitleAmerican Childhood
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2013
TopicWomen, Women Authors, Personal Memoirs, Literary, Customs & Traditions, United States / General
GenreLiterary Criticism, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorAnnie Dillard
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight8.5 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN87-045042
TitleLeadingAn
ReviewsA vivid and thoughtful evocation of particular personal experiences that have an exuberantly timeless appeal., By turns wry, provocative and sometimes breathtaking...This is a work marked by exquisite insight., An American Childhood does all this so consummately with Annie Dillard's 50s childhood in Pittsburgh that it more than takes the reader's breath away. It consumes you as you consume it, so that, when you have put down this book, you're a different person, one who has virtually experiences another childhood., An American Childhood shimmers with the same rich detail, the same keen and often wry observations as her first book [Pilgrim at Tinker Creek]., The reader who can't find something to whoop about is not alive. An American Childhood is perhaps the best American autobiography since Russell Baker's Growing Up., Every paragraph Dillard writes is full of information, presenting the mundane with inventive freshness and offering exotic surprises as dessert...[Annie Dillard] is one of nature's prize wonders herself--an example of sentient homo sapiens pushing the limits of the creative imagination. She deserves our close attentions., [An American Childhood] combines the child's sense of wonder with the adult's intelligence and is written in some of the finest prose that exists in contemporary America. It is a special sort of memoir that is entirely successful...This new book is [Annie Dillard's] best, a joyous ode to her own happy childhood., "[An American Childhood] combines the child's sense of wonder with the adult's intelligence and is written in some of the finest prose that exists in contemporary America. It is a special sort of memoir that is entirely successful...This new book is [Annie Dillard's] best, a joyous ode to her own happy childhood." (Chicago Tribune)
Dewey Edition19
Dewey Decimal818/.5409
Synopsis"An American Childhood more than takes the reader's breath away. It consumes you as you consume it, so that, when you have put down this book, you're a different person, one who has virtually experienced another childhood." -- Chicago Tribune A book that instantly captured the hearts of readers across the country, An American Childhood is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard's poignant, vivid memoir of growing up in Pittsburgh in the 1950s and 60s. Dedicated to her parents--from whom she learned a love of language and the importance of following your deepest passions--Dillard's brilliant memoir will resonate with anyone who has ever recalled with longing playing baseball on an endless summer afternoon, caring for a pristine rock collection, or knowing in your heart that a book was written just for you., A book that instantly captured the hearts of readers across the country, An American Childhood is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard's poignant, vivid memoir of growing up in Pittsburgh in the 1950s.", " An American Childhood more than takes the reader's breath away. It consumes you as you consume it, so that, when you have put down this book, you're a different person, one who has virtually experienced another childhood." -- Chicago Tribune A book that instantly captured the hearts of readers across the country, An American Childhood is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard's poignant, vivid memoir of growing up in Pittsburgh in the 1950s and 60s. Dedicated to her parents--from whom she learned a love of language and the importance of following your deepest passions--Dillard's brilliant memoir will resonate with anyone who has ever recalled with longing playing baseball on an endless summer afternoon, caring for a pristine rock collection, or knowing in your heart that a book was written just for you.
LC Classification NumberPS3551.N464
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- 07 Mar, 2019
Might have given readers more reason to read it if Pittsburgh was mentioned!
Since I grew up just outside Pittsburgh during the same years that Annie Dillard grew up, I loved remembering many of the same experiences that she shared. Loved the uniqueness of the language used in this area. Loved the book!! Wish my copy had the cover that is pictured. I remember the Pittsburgh area with great fondness and great memories!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
