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    A book that changed me: the elusive perfection of For the Time Being | Mark O'Connell

    Annie Dillard’s 1975 book taught me, a non-believer, that religion can access deeper truths
    by Mark O’Connell Apr 06, 2020 3 minutes
    For the Time Being takes in such disparate topics as the formation of sand, and the Chinese terracotta soldiers. Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images

    As lockdown continues, Guardian Opinion is reviving its A book that changed me series, an opportunity for writers to select the very best reading to help get us through these uncertain times, with a new instalment every Monday.

    Although Annie Dillard’s For the Time Being is probably my favourite book by a living writer, I tend not to recommend it to people, for the simple reason that I am not entirely sure what to say about it.

    On those rare occasions when I have gone out on a limb and recommended

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