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Marilynne Robinson

A collection of 4 posts
On Books & Writing

Marilynne Robinson reviews Annie Dillard's latest

Marilynne Robinson, author of Gilead and Housekeeping, reviews The Maytrees: "The Maytrees" is about wonder — in the terms of this novel, life's one truth. It is wonder indeed that is invoked here, vast and elusive and inexhaustible and intimate and timeless. There is a resolute this-worldliness
03 Jul 2007
On Books & Writing

Christianity Today Book Awards 2005

The Christianity Today Book Awards 2005 heap even more praise upon Marilynne Robinson's Gilead. And they also honor Unveiling, a novel by a new friend of mine, Suzanne Wolfe, who I met at the recent Over the Rhine concert at Seattle's Tractor Tavern. Congratulations, Suzanne!
20 May 2005
On Books & Writing

Gilead wins the National Book Award

I mentioned the new book by Marilynne Robinson a while back, and now it's made even bigger headlines. Right now, I'm reading the new book by Kazuo Ishiguro (The Remains of the Day), Never Let Me Go. It's a fascinting, spooky story about teenagers
19 Mar 2005 1 min read
On Books & Writing

Recommended reading: Marilynne Robinson

At Books and Culture, Thomas Gardner reviews the long-awaited novel by Marilynne Robinson ... Gilead. Gardner writes: Gilead, The book is a great gift, and worth the wait. As most readers of contemporary fiction know, Robinson's first novel, Housekeeping, was published 25 years ago, in 1980. It's
01 Mar 2005
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