Home (Robinson novel)

Home

Cover of the first edition
Author	Marilynne Robinson
Language	English
Genre	Literary fiction
Publisher	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date	September 2, 2008
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardcover, paperback), audiobook
Pages	325 pp
Awards	LAT Prize – Fiction (2008) Orange Prize (2009)
ISBN	9780374299101 (hardcover 1st ed.)
OCLC	213300725
Dewey Decimal	813/.54
LC Class	PS3568.O3125 H58 2008
Preceded by	Gilead
Followed by	Lila

Home is a novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Marilynne Robinson. Published in 2008, it is Robinson's third novel, preceded by Housekeeping (1980) and Gilead (2004).

Plot

The novel chronicles the life of the Boughton family, specifically the father, Reverend Robert Boughton, and Glory and Jack, two of Robert's adult children who return home to Gilead, Iowa. A companion to Gilead, Home is an independent novel that takes place concurrently and examines some of the same events from a different angle.

Reception

Home was named one of the "100 Notable Books of 2008" by The New York Times , ^[1] one of the "Best Books of 2008" by The Washington Post , ^[2] one of the Los Angeles Times ' "Favorite Books 2008", ^[3] one of the "Best Books of 2008" by San Francisco Chronicle, ^[4] as well as one of The New Yorker book critic James Wood's ten favorite books of 2008. ^[5]

The novel won the 2008 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction ^[6] and the 2009 Orange Prize for Fiction ^[7] and was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award for Fiction. ^[8]

Film adaptation

In September 2023, Martin Scorsese announced intentions to adapt Home as a feature film. ^{[9] [10]} Scorsese and Todd Field finished a draft of the script before the WGA strike commenced, with Kent Jones. ^[11]

References

1. "The New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2008". The New York Times. December 7, 2008. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
2. "The Washington Post: Best Books of 2008" . Retrieved August 28, 2009.
3. "The Los Angeles Times: Special Issue: Favorite Books 2008". December 7, 2008. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
4. "The San Francisco Chronicle: The 50 best fiction, poetry books of 2008". December 21, 2008. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
5. "The New Yorker: James Wood: Ten Favorite Books of 2008" . Retrieved August 28, 2009.
6. "2008 Book Prize Winners and Finalists". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
7. "Marilynne Robinson wins the 2009 Orange Prize for Fiction". Archived from the original on February 19, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
8. "The National Book Foundation: 2008 National Book Award Finalist, Fiction: Marilynne Robinson, Home". Archived from the original on September 23, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
9. Newman, Nick (September 12, 2023). "Martin Scorsese Hopes to Appear In New Jesus Film and Adapt Marilynne Robinson's Home". The Film Stage. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
10. Baron, Zach (September 25, 2023). "Martin Scorsese: "I Have To Find Out Who The Hell I Am."". GQ . Retrieved September 26, 2023.
11. Horne, Philip (October 17, 2023). ""We are the killers, and we have to understand that": Martin Scorsese on Killers of the Flower Moon". Sight and Sound . Retrieved December 2, 2023.

External links

• Novel's description at its publisher's website
• Review of Home in The New Yorker by James Wood, September 8, 2008
• Review of Home in The New York Times by A. O. Scott, September 19, 2008
• Review of Home in The Washington Post by Ron Charles, September 7, 2008
• Review of Home in The Los Angeles Times by Emily Barton, September 7, 2008
• Review of Home in Christianity Today by Linda McCullough Moore, September 8, 2008
• Review of Home in The San Francisco Chronicle by Joan Frank, September 14, 2008
• Interview with Marilynne Robinson about her novels, interviewed by Sarah Fay in The Paris Review, Fall 2008
• Marilynne Robinson reads from Home, Free Library of Philadelphia, September 29, 2008