First published 1982
Annie Dillard dives into the works of literary giants, from Nabokov to Borges, to uncover how fiction illuminates the complexities of the modern world. Dillard's vivid prose and sharp wit guide readers on a journey through the minds of the masters, revealing how their experimental narratives challenge our assumptions and expand our understanding of experience itself. In the end, Dillard makes a compelling case for the power of storytelling to unlock truths that facts alone can never reach.
Genres: art, literary-criticism, literary-fiction, 20th-century, non-fiction, academic
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: expanded-understanding, experimental-narratives
Period: 20th Century
192 pages · Hardcover · Harper & Row