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Gilead (Oprah's Book Club) A Novel (Gilead, 1)

Marilynne Robinson

A In 1956, toward the end of Reverend John Ames's life, he begins a letter to his young son, an account of himself and his forebears. Ames is the son of an Iowan preacher and the grandson of a minister who, as a young man in Maine, saw a vision of Christ bound in chains and came west to Kansas to f...

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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

It was brought up in the context of other writers that Barack Obama knew, who channeled a voice that told them a story.

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They're the kind of folks who when you ask them what the process is, well, a voice came to me and the characters started telling me a story and I just wrote it down.

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Episode: President Barack Obama

It was brought up in the context of other writers that Barack Obama knew, who channeled a voice that told them a story.

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They're the kind of folks who when you ask them what the process is, well, a voice came to me and the characters started telling me a story and I just wrote it down.

The Ezra Klein Show

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The Ezra Klein Show

The host highlighted the book as his favorite, quoting a moving passage about a father's love for his son, and noted its critical acclaim, mentioning that it had won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2005. He described it as easily among his favorite novels and praised its biblical beauty and depth.

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Episode: What I’m Thinking at the End of 2024

Ezra Klein referenced Gilead as his favorite book and quoted a moving passage about a father's love for his son.

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You see how it is godlike to love the being of someone. Your existence is a delight to us. I hope you never have to long for a child as I did. But oh, what a splendid thing it has been that you came finally. And what a blessing to enjoy you now for almost seven years.

Episode: Marilynne Robinson on Biblical Beauty, Human Evil...

The host said Gilead won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2005 and that it was easily among his favorite novels.

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Her book Gilead won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2005.

Gilead, I think, is very much this way.

Episode: Best Of: This Is Your Brain on Deep Reading. It’s...

The guest listed Robinson's Gilead trilogy as one of his top five books, praising its beauty and personal impact.

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First is my favorite novelist, American female novelist, and that's Marilynne Robinson. Her Gilead, Home, Lila, Jack, the trilogy Gilead is one of the most beautiful novels I think of the 20th century, 21st century.

Episode: This Conversation About the 'Reading Mind' Is a Gi...

Robinson's Gilead trilogy was praised as a beloved and beautiful set of novels, highlighted as one of the guest's top five books.

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Her Gilead Home, Lila, Jack, the trilogy Gilead is one of the most beautiful novels I think of the 20th century, 21st century.

On Being with Krista Tippett

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On Being with Krista Tippett

This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel was discussed, with a quote from the book being shared during the podcast.

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This is an interesting planet. It deserves all the attention you can give it.

— Episode: Marilynne Robinson and Marcelo Gleiser —...

Episode: Marilynne Robinson and Marcelo Gleiser — The Myste...

This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel was discussed, with a quote from the book being shared during the podcast.

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This is an interesting planet. It deserves all the attention you can give it.

Episode: [Unedited] Marilynne Robinson and Marcelo Gleiser...

A quote from the book, "This is an interesting planet. It deserves all the attention you can give it." was mentioned. It was also noted amongst Robinson's other works.

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The author of Housekeeping, Gilead, Home and Absence of Mind, which is the book that we're going to focus on especially tonight.

Here's a line that you wrote, unless we accept our fragility and cosmic loneliness, we will never act to protect what we have. Exactly. That's my mantra. Well stated, huh? Yeah.

Here's a line of Reverend Ames in Gilead. This is an interesting planet. It deserves all the attention you can give it.

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