An American Childhood

By Annie Dillard
(Harper Perennial, Paperback, 9780060915186, 272pp.)

Publication Date: September 1, 1988

Other Editions of This Title: Audio Cassette, Compact Disc, Compact Disc, MP3 CD

Categories: Literary, Women

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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.




About the Author

Annie Dillard has written eleven books, including the memoir of her parents, An American Childhood; the Northwest pioneer epic The Living; and the nonfiction narrative Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. A gregarious recluse, she is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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