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Marilynne Robinson
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American novelist and essayist (born 1943)
Film & TV
Sandpoint, Idaho, USA
Known for
- How to Save Democracy2025
- AI and the Future of Us: An Oprah Winfrey Special — Self2024
- Oprah's Book Club — Self2019
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Key facts
- Born
- Marilynne Summers , ( 1943-11-26 ) November 26, 1943 (age 82) , Sandpoint, Idaho , U.S.
- Occupation
- Novelist essayist
- Education
- Brown University ( BA ) University of Washington ( MA , PhD )
- Notable awards
- Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award (1981) National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (2004, 2014) Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2005) Orange Prize for Fiction (2009) National Humanities Medal (2012) Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction (2016)
- Spouse
- Fred Robinson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1967 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1989 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Robinson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Sandpoint
- Occupation
- science fiction writer
- Employer
- University of Iowa
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Congregational churches
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Field of work
- essay
- Image
- Marilynne robinson 8405.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1943-11-26
- Commons category
- Marilynne Robinson
- member of
- Phi Beta Kappa Society
- birth name
- Marilynne Summers
- name in native language
- Marilynne Robinson
- nominated for
- National Book Award
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Encyclopedic overview
Marilynne Summers Robinson (born November 26, 1943) is an American novelist and essayist. Across her writing career, Robinson has received numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2005, National Humanities Medal in 2012, and the 2016 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. In 2016, Robinson was named in Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people. Robinson began teaching at the Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1991 and retired in the spring of 2016.
Robinson is best known for her novels Housekeeping (1980) and Gilead (2004). Her novels are noted for their thematic depiction of faith and rural life. The subjects of her essays span numerous topics, including the relationship between religion and science, American history, nuclear pollution, John Calvin, and contemporary American politics.
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