- American literature, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, family life, general
Marilynne Robinson's mythical world of Gilead, Iowa--the setting of her novels Gilead, Home, and Lila, and now Jack--and its beloved characters have illuminated and interrogated the complexities of American history, the power of our emotions, and the wonders of a sacred world.
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Earnest, contemplative, grave and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- Author
- Marilynne Robinson
- First published
- 2020
- Pages
- 320
- Publisher
- Cengage Gale, Picador, Macmillan Audio
- Editions
- 12
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9788418526213
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