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Living by Fiction
by Annie Dillard
Sept. 18, 2019 - Sept. 21, 2019 (read)

Dillard, A. (2000). Living by Fiction. Harper Perennial.


Harper Perennial, 2000. 192 pages. Paperback. 9780060915445

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p.163
apogee »
(noun) the point in the orbit of an object (as a …
p.116
quondam »
(adjective) former, sometime (from Latin)
p.104
limpid »
(adjective) marked by transparency; pellucid / (a…
p.97
exegesis »
(from the Greek for "to lead out") a critical exp…
p.95
baleful »
(adjective) deadly or pernicious in influence / (…
p.169
there is no such thing as a mere symbol
Symbol does not only refer; it acts. There is no …
p.117
this prose is not an end in itself, but a means
Plain writing is by no means easy writing. The _m…
p.106
where perfect clarity is not possible
[...] It is an energy. It sacrifices perfect cont…
p.104
an elaborated, painterly prose
[...] I think fine writing in fictional prose com…