Unlike Thoreau, who lived in solitary in a log cabin for two years to write Walden, Dillard was living with her husband in an ordinary house. She had the most unusal circumstances when writing this book. Published in 1974 by Harper's Magazine Press, Dillard expected little success in the male-dominated genre of wilderness exploration. The book is a work of creative nonficiton, as Dillard employs poetic devices, such as recurring themes, internal monologues, metaphors, to probe the connection between human and nature, the passage of time and the allure and consternation the nature exhibits. The book documents her year in Tinker Creek, stalking wildlife and studying the flora and fauna. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.Īnnie Dillard started to write Pilgrim at Tinker Creek in the srping of 1973, a book detailing her explorations of Tinker Creek, a Virginia valley near Roanoke.
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