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Gilead

Book • 2004

In 'Gilead', Marilynne Robinson crafts a deeply personal and introspective narrative through the eyes of John Ames, a 76-year-old pastor writing to his seven-year-old son in 1956.

The novel explores themes of faith, forgiveness, and redemption as Ames recounts his life, his family's history, and the tensions between his abolitionist grandfather and his pacifist father.

The book is a meditation on the human condition, highlighting the beauty in everyday moments and the profound bond between fathers and sons.

It won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award.

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Mentioned in 16 episodes

Mentioned by

Miri Rubin as an example of an author who uses typology in their work.

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Typology

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Maryanne Wolf for understanding empathy in human relationships.

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196: Focus & The Reading Life, with Maryanne Wolf

Mentioned by

Tyler Cowen as one of

Marilynne Robinson 's famous novels.

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Recommended by Naomi Fry as a novel offering a positive depiction of fatherhood through letters between a dying father and his son.

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Mentioned by Matthew Sitman in the context of writing about religious faith in fiction.

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Mentioned by Barbara Kingsolver as an example of a novel deeply embedded in a specific place.

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Writing Lessons Episode 4: Sense of Place Featuring Barbara Kingsolver

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John Anderson as one of

Marilynne Robinson 's award-winning books.

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Marilynne Robinson, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novelist And Author

Mentioned by Collin Hansen in comparison to Allen Levi 's book.

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The Great Novel That Almost Wasn't

Mentioned by Henry Oliver as one of the best novels of the last few years, noted for its unique perspective and inclusion in the New York Times best books of the century list.