Sep 4, 2008

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek | Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

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Author: Annie Doak
First Published: 1974
Type of Work: Essays
Genres: Nonfiction, Nature writing
Subjects: Self-discovery, Spiritual life or spirituality, Mysticism, Birds, Ecology, Environment or environmental health, Animals, Insects, Senses or sensation, Wildlife, Plants, Outdoor life

Form and Content

The fifteen interconnected yet surprisingly independent chapters of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek chronicle the cycle of seasons in and around the place the author identifies as “a creek, Tinker Creek, in a valley in Virginia’s Blue Ridge.” This place will not be found on any map, yet no reader would accuse the writer of creating an imaginary stream. Tinker Creek is real and holy to the writer, and Dillard aims to leave the reader believing in Tinker Creek’s existence, continuance, and, ultimately, its importance.

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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek | Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

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Form and Content

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