Lila (Robinson novel)
2014 novel by Marilynne Robinson From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lila is a novel written by Marilynne Robinson that was published in 2014. Her fourth novel, it is the third installment of the Gilead series, after Gilead and Home. The novel focuses on the courtship and marriage of Lila and John Ames, as well as the story of Lila's transient past and her complex attachments. It won the 2014 National Book Critics Circle Award.
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| Author | Marilynne Robinson |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus & Giroux |
Publication date | October 7, 2014 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | hardcover, paperback, e-book, audiobook |
| Pages | 272 pp |
| ISBN | 0374187614 |
| Preceded by | Gilead, Home |
| Followed by | Jack |
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Lila has received widespread acclaim. According to Book Marks, the book received a "positive" consensus, based on fifteen critics: ten "rave", four "positive", and one "pan".[1] Culture Critic assessed British and American critical response as an aggregated score of 77%.[2] The Bookseller compiled reviews from multiple publications using a rating scale. "Top form", "Flawed but worth a read", and "Disappointing". Reviews from Observer, Independent on Sunday, and Daily Telegraph categorized the novel under "Top form".[3] In the January/February 2015 issue of Bookmarks, the book was scored four out of five stars. The magazine's critical summary reads: "This may be the most tentative, formal and charming romance you'll ever encounter" concludes the Washington Post critic".[4]
In a review for The Atlantic Leslie Jamison praised the novel as "brilliant and deeply affecting."[5] In another review, Sarah Churchwell wrote, "Lila... offers Robinson's characteristic delights: glorious prose, subtle wisdom and a darkly numinous atmosphere, lit at moments by a visionary wonder shading into exaltation."[6]
In Books and Culture, Linda Moore offers "a dissenting view", critiquing the Christianity that Robinson writes about as "gospel thin, exiguous, a story slight and wanting, and Flannery isn't here to say so."[7]
Awards
- 2014 National Book Critics Circle Award (Fiction)[8][9]
References
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