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Marilynne Robinson – When I Was a Child I Read Books
Posted by Stephen Dumughn in Author News, Book News, News, Recommended Reading
Recently we published the essays of the very great writer, Marilynne Robinson. When I Was a Child I Read Books was reviewed recently in the New Statesman, finishing with some observations that beautifully capture why this essayist and novelist matters so much:
‘Her chief love and guiding question is humanity. . . The question is what are we, after all, we human beings? The reason she can go on and on answering this quesion, and the reason it is worth reading her every word, is that the answer remains elusive. This "great mystery of being" is, for her, a source of child like wonder. And no other writer in English can write wonder like she can.’
In addition, here's what other reviewers thought:
‘ (the stories) rewards should be for anyone, of any faith, who cares to dive deeply into a distant world’ Financial Times
‘Robinson flexes her considerable academic muscle as she tackles all the big themes: wondering what we are, how we came to be here and what it all means. Robinson is most inspiring on the nature of her own writing . . . (she) is to be celebrated’ Sunday Times Culture
‘ . . . so thoughtful a writer’ Metro
‘No other writer in English can write wonder like she can’ New Statesman
Marilynne Robinson will be visiting the UK in May. Please check our events page for details.
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