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Robinson, Marilynne was born on November 26, 1943 in Sandpoint, Idaho, United States. Daughter of John Jay and Ellen (Harris) Summers.
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In this award-winning collection, the bestselling author of Gilead offers us other ways of thinking about history, religion, and society. Whether rescuing "Calvinism" and its creator Jean Cauvin from the repressive "puritan" stereotype, or considering how the McGuffey readers were inspired by Midwestern abolitionists, or the divide between the Bible and Darwinism, Marilynne Robinson repeatedly sends her reader back to the primary texts that are central to the development of American culture but little read or acknowledged today. A passionate and provocative celebration of ideas, the old arts of civilization, and life's mystery, The Death of Adam is, in the words of Robert D. Richardson, Jr., "a grand, sweeping, blazing, brilliant, life-changing book."
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Robinson, Marilynne was born on November 26, 1943 in Sandpoint, Idaho, United States. Daughter of John Jay and Ellen (Harris) Summers.
Bachelor, Brown University, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy in English Literature, University Washington, 1977.
Member faculty Writer's Workshop University Iowa, since 1991. Visiting professor Amherst College, Massachusetts, University Kent, England, University Massachusetts Master of Fine Arts Progressive Poets & Writers. Speaker in field.
( A modern classic, Housekeeping is the story of Ruth and...)
( In this award-winning collection, the bestselling autho...)
(American Literature)
Children: James, Joseph.