Teaching a Stone to Talk

Name: Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters
ISBN: 9780060915414

Expeditions and Encounters

Annie Dillard

1982·Nonfiction

Biography Literary Fiction

essays memoir short stories

“A collection of meditations like polished stones — painstakingly worded, tough-minded, yet partial to mystery, and peerless when it comes to injecting larger resonances into the natural world.”
— Kirkus Reviews

Here, in this compelling assembly of writings, author Annie Dillard explores the world of natural facts and human meanings. Veering away from the long, meditative studies of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek or Holy the Firm, Annie Dillard explores and celebrates moments of spirituality, dipping into descriptions of encounters with flora and fauna, stars, and more, from Ecuador to Miami. There is no writer quite like Dillard when it comes to the mysteries and wonder of the natural world.

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Teaching a Stone to Talk

Expeditions and Encounters

Annie Dillard

Year

1982

Type

Nonfiction

Biography Literary Fiction Science & Mind

Praise

“A collection of meditations like polished stones — painstakingly worded, tough-minded, yet partial to mystery, and peerless when it comes to injecting larger resonances into the natural world.”
— Kirkus Reviews