Pulitzer Prize General Non Fiction Winner
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
by Annie Dillard
Summary
A series of meditative essays on the natural world, biology, and spirituality, based on a year of observations in Virginia's Roanoke Valley.
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Historical Context & Significance
Often compared to Thoreau's "Walden," Dillard's prose is noted for its "theological" intensity and its scientific curiosity regarding the "extravagance" of nature.