Name: Pilgrims
Price: 15.95 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: Elizabeth Gilbert
ISBN: 9780143113379

Type

Physical Book

Author

Elizabeth Gilbert

Publisher

Penguin

Year

2007

Language

English

Pages

210

Format

Paperback

ISBN

0143113372

ISBN13

9780143113379

Edition No.

Synopsis "Pilgrims "

'Bizarre and fabulous...(Gilbert) moves stealthily, avoiding the temptation to grandstand, moralize, or, especially, patronize.'When it appeared in 1997, Elizabeth Gilbert's first book, the story collection Pilgrims, immediately announced her compelling voice, her comic touch, and her rare sense of compassion. Richly varied in setting and content, these short stories track her diverse characters as they each pursue their own singular American pilgrimage. In the title story, a tough East Coast girl dares a Western cowboy to run off with her. In 'The Famous Torn and Restored Cigarette Trick' a family of Hungarian musicians struggles for redemption in Pittsburgh, while in At the Bronx Terminal Vegetable Market' an ignorant laborer is on an impossible and tragic quest for horror. 'The heroes of Pilgrims ... are everyday seekers'(Harper's Bazaar)- they may act blindly, especially about love, but they always act bravely, and they are unforgettable.

Elizabeth Gilbert

(Author)

View Author's Page

Elizabeth Gilbert, born on July 18, 1969 in Waterbury, Connecticut, is an American writer and journalist known for her memoirs and novels. She studied Political Science at New York University and worked in various jobs before dedicating herself to writing.

Among her most notable works is "Eat, Pray, Love" (2006), a memoir that narrates her personal journey in search of spiritual balance.

See less