Synopsis Annie Dillard tackles the philosophical problem of evil: how can it exist if God exists? A New York Times Notable Book in 1999.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1999-03-01 | | Narrated by: | David Birney | | Edition Description: | Unabridged |
| Size | | Height: | 7.3 in | | Width: | 4.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 5.6 oz |
Publisher's Note Explores the rich diversities of our world, ranging from a natural history of sand to the rise of Hasidic thought to the eternal questions of God, evil, individuality, and time.
Industry Reviews "Dillard's failure to allow for her readers' response...is the primary shortcoming of FOR THE TIME BEING. I would call it a failure of wit. Wit does not just mean humor, though here too there is a problem. I most often had trouble with Annie Dillard's prose when I thought she was trying to be darkly funny....[S]he--nobly, courageously and with the best of intentions--ultimately flounders." New York Times Book Review - Wendy Lesser (03/28/1999)
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