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An American Childhood
 

An American Childhood

by Annie Dillard

A book that instantly captured the hearts of readers across the country, An American Childhood is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard's poignant, vivid memoir of growing up in Pittsburgh in the 1950s.
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Top tags: memoir,  coming of age,  non-fiction,  nonfiction,  pittsburgh (all tags)

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Jade K
  • Rated 4 stars

“Annie Dillard, a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author, was born in April 30, 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has written eleven books, including the memoir of her parents, An American Childhood, and is best known for her narrative nonfiction. She has also published poetry, essays, autobiography and criticism.
An American Childhood by Annie Dillard is an autobiography of her own life. Annie Dillard was born in 1945 in Pittsburgh to Frank and Pam Doak. And later in 1987, she...”

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LILIYA B
  • Rated 1 stars

“An American Childhood is a book that I really didn’t enjoy; there was nothing in it that kept me interested in the book. The author just kept going into detail that I didn’t really want to hear about. Some things were interesting like the characters realization of the world outside her room and house, but the majority of the book was dull to me. I’m sure that Annie Dillard is a good author but I think that she put in too much detail in some places where it wasn’t needed and make it a turn...”

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  • Rated 3.25 stars
  

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