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When I Was a Child I Read Books : Essays

When I Was a Child I Read Books : Essays Hardcover - 2012

by Marilynne Robinson

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Since the 1981 publication of 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, the contradictions inherent in human nature.

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Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2012. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title When I Was a Child I Read Books : Essays
  • Author Marilynne Robinson
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York
  • Date 2012
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0374298785I3N00
  • ISBN 9780374298784 / 0374298785
  • Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.81 x 5.57 x 0.84 in (22.38 x 14.15 x 2.13 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Philosophy, American, United States - Civilization - Philosophy
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011041206
  • Dewey Decimal Code 814.54

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Citations

  • Booklist, 01/01/2012, Page 30
  • Christian Century, 06/13/2012, Page 36
  • Entertainment Weekly, 01/06/2012, Page 77
  • Kirkus Reviews, 12/15/2011, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 10/15/2011, Page 63
  • New York Times Book Review, 04/22/2012, Page 13
  • Publishers Weekly, 12/19/2011, Page 0
  • Shelf Awareness, 03/20/2012, Page 0

About the author

Marilynne Robinson is the author of the novels Housekeeping (FSG, 1981), Gilead (FSG, 2004), winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and Home (FSG, 2008), and the nonfiction books, Mother Country (FSG, 1989), The Death of Adam (1998) and Absence of Mind (2010). She teaches at the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop.

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