The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought

The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought - Paperback

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The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought - Paperback

The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought - Paperback

by Marilynne Robinson
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by Marilynne Robinson (Author)

In this award-winning collection, the bestselling author of Gilead offers us other ways of thinking about history, religion, and society. Whether rescuing "Calvinism" and its creator Jean Cauvin from the repressive "puritan" stereotype, or considering how the McGuffey readers were inspired by Midwestern abolitionists, or the divide between the Bible and Darwinism, Marilynne Robinson repeatedly sends her reader back to the primary texts that are central to the development of American culture but little read or acknowledged today.

A passionate and provocative celebration of ideas, the old arts of civilization, and life's mystery, The Death of Adam is, in the words of Robert D. Richardson, Jr., "a grand, sweeping, blazing, brilliant, life-changing book."

Author Biography

Marilynne Robinson is the author of the modern classic Housekeeping--winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award--and two books of nonfiction, Mother Country (FSG, 1989) and The Death of Adam. She teaches at the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop.

Number of Pages: 288
Dimensions: 0.71 x 8.1 x 5.9 IN
Publication Date: November 01, 2005
ISBN9780312425326
Author Marilynne Robinson
PublisherPicador USA
GenreHistory and Literature
FormatPaperback
PublishedNovember 2005
LanguageENG- English
Pages288
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Marilynne Robinson is the author of the modern classic Housekeeping--winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award--and the nonfiction books Mother Country and The Death of Adam. She teaches at the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop.

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