Lila by Marilynne Robinson

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Book name:	Lila (2024)
Category:	Coming of age
Author:	Marilynne Robinson
Language:	English
Publication data:	Jan. 1, 2014, midnight

"Lila" is a novel that explores the life of a homeless child during the Great Depression who eventually becomes the wife of an elderly minister. The narrative follows her journey from a life of hardship and neglect to one of stability and love, weaving in themes of grace, redemption, and the transformative power of faith. Through the protagonist's eyes, the reader is invited to grapple with complex questions about existence, suffering, and the nature of God. The 10225th greatest book of all time

About the author

Marilynne Robinson

3 books

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)… Read more