Pilgrims
Sep 2007 · Sold by Penguin
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A PEN/Hemingway Award finalist and New York Times Notable Book
“Bizarre and fabulous . . . [Gilbert] moves stealthily, avoiding the temptation to grandstand, moralize, or, especially, patronize.” —The New York Times Book Review
The debut by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat Pray Love, Big Magic and All the Way to the River
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 honor. “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.
“Bizarre and fabulous . . . [Gilbert] moves stealthily, avoiding the temptation to grandstand, moralize, or, especially, patronize.” —The New York Times Book Review
The debut by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat Pray Love, Big Magic and All the Way to the River
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 honor. “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.
A PEN/Hemingway Award finalist and New York Times Notable Book
“Bizarre and fabulous . . . [Gilbert] moves stealthily, avoiding the temptation to grandstand, moralize, or, especially, patronize.” —The New York Times Book Review
The debut by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat Pray L...
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Dolores Gang
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November 2, 2015
Non fictional about living and creating a glorious, brave, happy, full, joyful, authentic, wonderful life.
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About the author
Elizabeth Gilbert is the author of nine previous works of fiction and nonfiction, which collectively have sold more than 25 million copies worldwide, spent more than two hundred weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, and been translated into more than fifty languages. She has been a finalist for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the PEN/Hemingway Award. With more than 20 million views of her TED Talk and 2.7 million followers on her social media accounts, she continues to be one of the most beloved and influential writers of our age.
Elizabeth Gilbert is the author of nine previous works of fiction and nonfiction, which collectively have sold more than 25 million copies worldwide, spent more than two hundred weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, and been translated into more than fifty languages. She has been a finalis...
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