Autor Annie Dillard

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…

Annie Dillard has spent a lifetime examining the world around her with eyes wide open, drinking in all things intensely and relentlessly. She conjures currents of magic and wisdom, illuminating the seemingly ordinary moments of a life lived fearlessly…

Za svoji knihu Poutník u Tinker Creeku dostala Annie Dillardová v roce 1977, ještě před dovršením třiceti let, Pullitzerovu cenu. Zaznamenává v ní, postupně od jara až po zimu, rok svého života stráveného u potoka Tinker Creek ve Virginii. Své kontemplace…