Pulitzer Prize Books

The Wave in the Mind By:Ursula K. Le Guin Published on 2004 by Shambhala Publications The author presents a collection of nonfiction writings, including essays on such topics as Tolstoy, Tolkien, women's shoes, Mark Twain, family life, and beauty, as well as autobiographical writings and reflections on the arts of reading and writing. This Book was ranked at 39 by Google Books for keyword Pulitzer Prize. Book ID of The Wave in the Mind's Books is YAdTofRMkvEC, Book which was written byUrsula K. Le Guinhave ETAG "WTe+wIVWnPA" Book which was published by Shambhala Publications since 2004 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9781590300060 and ISBN 10 Code is 1590300068 Reading Mode in Text Status is true and Reading Mode in Image Status is true Book which have "304 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryLiterary Collections This Book was rated by 5 Raters and have average rate at "4.0" This eBook Maturity (Adult Book) status is NOT_MATURE Book was written i...

The Givenness of Things By:Marilynne Robinson Published on 2015-10-27 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux The spirit of our times can appear to be one of joyless urgency. As a culture we have become less interested in the exploration of the glorious mind, and more interested in creating and mastering technologies that will yield material well-being. But while cultural pessimism is always fashionable, there is still much to give us hope. In The Givenness of Things, the incomparable Marilynne Robinson delivers an impassioned critique of our contemporary society while arguing that reverence must be given to who we are and what we are: creatures of singular interest and value, despite our errors and depredations. Robinson has plumbed the depths of the human spirit in her novels, including the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning Lila and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Gilead, and in her new essay collection she trains her incisive mind on our modern predicament and the mysteries of faith. These...

Condition of Secrecy By:Inger Christensen Published on 2018-11-27 by New Directions Publishing For the first time available in English, a selection of some of Inger Christensen’s most insightful essays and poetic prose pieces The Condition of Secrecy is a poignant collection of essays by Inger Christensen, widely regarded as one of the most influential Scandinavian writers of the twentieth century. As The New York Times proclaimed, “Despite the rigorous structure that undergirds her work—or more likely, because of it—Ms. Christensen’s style is lyrical, even playful.” The same could be said of Christensen’s essays. Here, she formulates with increasing clarity the basis of her approach to writing, and provides insights into how she composed specific poetry volumes. Some essays are autobiographical (with memories of Christensen’s school years during the Nazi occupation of Denmark), and others are political, touching on the Cold War and Chernobyl. The Condition of Secrecy also covers the A...