For the Time Being

by Annie Dillard

Description

Annie Dillard invites readers on a profound journey through the mysteries of existence in "For the Time Being." This collection of essays grapples with fundamental questions about life, consciousness, and our place in the vastness of time and the universe. Dillard's signature astringent prose cuts to the core, exploring themes of faith, the sanctity of new life, and the humbling perspective of geologic time. It is a powerful meditation on what it truly means to be human, urging us to confront the profound and the everyday with wonder and unflinching honesty.

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paperback edition cover

paperback

Knopf

Published Jan 1, 1999

205 pages

ISBN: 0375403809

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Details

First Published

1999

Language

eng

Content Warnings

Content and trigger warnings for For the Time Being by Annie Dillard.

Death/Grief