Annie Dillard, Pulitzer-winning author of ‘Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,’ dies at 81
Annie Dillard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author acclaimed for her poetic observations on nature and spirituality, died Tuesday of natural causes at age 81. She was most widely recognized for her 1974 masterpiece "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek" and other celebrated works including "The Maytrees." Her death was confirmed by her literary agent, Rob McQuilkin.
NEW YORK (AP) — Annie Dillard, the Pulitzer-Prize winning author and essayist renowned for her poetic explorations of nature, love, spirituality and the art of writing in the “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,” “The Maytrees” and numerous other works, has died. She was 81. Her literary agent, Rob McQuilkin, said Dillard died Tuesday of natural causes...
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