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Marilynne Robinson

1 series 4 books in order

Marilynne Summers Robinson is an American novelist and essayist whose honors include the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the 2012 National Humanities Medal, and the 2016 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. She taught at the Iowa Writers' Workshop from 1991 until retiring in 2016. On our catalog she is credited with novels in the Gilead series, including Home, Lila, and Jack. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

Born
1943
Known for
Gilead

Series by Marilynne Robinson

Gilead

4 books in order · 2004–2020

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    Gilead

    2004 · Marilynne Robinson

    A 2004 novel by Marilynne Robinson, winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. In 1956, near the end of his life, Reverend John Ames writes a…

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    Home

    2008 · Marilynne Robinson

    Marilynne Robinson's Home is a novel published in 2008 that retells the parable of the prodigal son. Set in the same Iowa town and time as her…

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    Lila

    2014 · Marilynne Robinson

    Neglected as a toddler, Lila was rescued by a canny young drifter, Doll, and the two crafted a hardscrabble life on the run marked by petty violence,…

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    Jack

    2020 · Marilynne Robinson

    Jack is the fourth novel in Marilynne Robinson's Gilead series, following Gilead, Home, and Lila. It tells the story of John Ames Boughton, the…

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How many books has Marilynne Robinson written?

We list 4 books by Marilynne Robinson across 1 series, published between 2004–2020 — each shown in full reading order.

What order should I read Marilynne Robinson's books?

Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “Gilead.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.

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