Storyteller looks at the first stories

John Woods  |  Reviews
Date posted:  1 May 2024
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Storyteller looks at the first stories

READING GENESIS
By
Marilynne Robinson
Virago. 352 pages. £25
ISBN 978 0 349 018 744

Marilynne Robinson is the author of the series of four novels that began with the Pulitzer Prize-winning Gilead. These well-observed stories with strong Christian themes are a masterclass in storytelling.

Robinson is a professing Christian, who has also published volumes of essays that grapple with moral and spiritual issues. Her latest book is Reading Genesis.

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