Gilead (Paperback, New ed)

In 1956, toward the end of Reverend John Ames's life, he begins a letter to his young son, a kind of last testament to his remarkable forebears.'It is a book of such meditative calm, such spiritual intensity that is seems miraculous that her silence was only for 23 years; such measure of wisdom is the fruit of a lifetime. Robinson's prose, aligned with the sublime simplicity of the language of the Bible, is nothing short of a benediction. You might not share its faith, but it is difficult not to be awed moved and ultimately humbled by the spiritual effulgence that lights up the novel from within' - Neel Mukherjee, "The Times".'Writing of this quality, with an authority as unforced as the perfect pitch in music, is rare and carries with it a sense almost of danger - that at any moment, it might all go wrong. In "Gilead", however, nothing goes wrong' - Jane Shilling, "Sunday Telegraph".

General

Imprint:	Virago Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2006
Authors:	Marilynne Robinson
Dimensions:	198 x 126 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	282
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-84408-148-6
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	1-84408-148-6
Barcode:	9781844081486

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