Marilynne Robinson

Biography

Marilynne Robinson is an American novelist and essayist born on November 26, 1943, in Sandpoint, Idaho. She is known for her thought-provoking works that explore the intersection of faith and rural life, as seen in novels like "Housekeeping" (1980) and "Gilead" (2004), and has received numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize and National Humanities Medal. Robinson taught at the Iowa Writers' Workshop from 1991 to 2016 before retiring.