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Marilynne Robinson: 2017 Chicago Tribune Literary Prize [CC]

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Channel: Chicago Humanities · 2017 · Nonprofits & Activism

From "Housekeeping" to her powerful trio of Iowa novels—"Gilead," "Home," and "Lila"—Marilynne Robinson has created profoundly literary works, consistently recognized by prize committees, that are meditative and soul-searching books. Robinson is also an essayist of great range and power, most recently demonstrated in "The Givenness of Things", which trains her incisive mind on our modern predicament and the mysteries of faith. Come hear the woman who was awarded a National Humanities Medal and interviewed by President Obama in the New York Review of Books. Chicago Tribune columnist Heidi Stevens joins Robinson in conversation.

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