When I Was a Child I Read Books Essays |
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| Author:
| Robinson, Marilynne |
| Series title: | Platinum Nonfiction Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61173-428-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2012 |
| Publisher: | Center Point Large Print
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $33.95 |
Book Description:
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Since the 1981 publication of Marilynne Robinson's novel, Housekeeping, she has built a sterling reputation not only as a writer of sharp, subtly moving prose, but also as a rigorous thinker and incisive essayist. In this new collection she returns to the themes, which have preoccupied her work: the role of faith in modern life, the inadequacy of fact, and the contradictions inherent in human nature. Clear-eyed and forceful as ever, Robinson demonstrates once again why she is regarded...
More DescriptionSince the 1981 publication of Marilynne Robinson's novel, Housekeeping, she has built a sterling reputation not only as a writer of sharp, subtly moving prose, but also as a rigorous thinker and incisive essayist. In this new collection she returns to the themes, which have preoccupied her work: the role of faith in modern life, the inadequacy of fact, and the contradictions inherent in human nature. Clear-eyed and forceful as ever, Robinson demonstrates once again why she is regarded as a modern rhetorical master.