Why 🦉 CultureCultureCulture picked: Robert P. Baird remembers Annie Dillard, who died last week, at 81, and who took as her subject the whole world, in its confounding cruelty and sublime wonder. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/Sljhqr

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  This is a thoughtful tribute remembering the renowned writer Annie Dillard and her incredible literary legacy.

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