The Abundance

Resumen del libro

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 - as a breathless teenager, as a roving young adult and as a writer - with her unique wit, boundless curiosity and fierce, undeniably singular voice. Whether observing a sublime lunar eclipse or a moth consumed in a candle flame, the trembling of lily pads on a pond or hundreds of red-winged blackbirds taking flight, Dillard's awe at the fragility of the natural world rejuvenates and inspires pleasure and heartache.

Precise in language and deeply meditative in spirit, this is a landmark collection from one of America's masters. A winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Annie Dillard is a formative figure in contemporary non-fiction and The Abundance a remarkable showcase of her enigmatic genius.

Biografía del autor

Es una destacada escritora norteamericana que ha cultivado casi todos los géneros: es autora de varios ensayos, dos novelas, diversos volúmenes de poesía, otros tantos de crítica literaria y un libro de memorias. Su gran obra es, sin ninguna duda, 'Una temporada en Tinker Creek', por la que recibió el Premio Pulitzer de Ensayo. Durante más de veinte años ha impartido clase en el Departamento de Literatura de la Wesleyan University, y en 2015 recibió de manos del presidente Barack Obama la Medalla de las Artes y las Humanidades, el máximo galardón cultural de su país.