Home (Robinson novel) explained
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
According to Book Marks, an online aggregator of mainstream critic opinions, Home received a "positive" consensus, based on ten reviews: seven "rave", one "positive", and two "pan".[1] In Bookmarks' November/December 2008 issue, the book received a (4.00 out of 5) with the summary stating, "Some backstory may throw off readers unfamiliar with Gilead, but with the exception of Michiko Kakutani, critics called Home a remarkable achievement."[2]
Home was named one of the "100 Notable Books of 2008" by The New York Times,[3] one of the "Best Books of 2008" by The Washington Post,[4] one of the Los Angeles Times' "Favorite Books 2008",[5] one of the "Best Books of 2008" by San Francisco Chronicle,[6] as well as one of The New Yorker book critic James Wood's ten favorite books of 2008.[7]
The novel won the 2008 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction[8] and the 2009 Orange Prize for Fiction[9] and was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award for Fiction.[10]
Film adaptation
In September 2023, Martin Scorsese announced intentions to adapt Home as a feature film.[11] [12] Scorsese and Todd Field finished a draft of the script before the WGA strike commenced, with Kent Jones.[13]
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
Notes and References
- Web site: Home. 16 January 2024 . Book Marks.
- Web site: Home By Marilynne Robinson. 14 January 2023 . Bookmarks. https://web.archive.org/web/20160910020520/http://www.bookmarksmagazine.com:80/book-review/home/marilynne-robinson. 10 Sep 2016.
- News: December 7, 2008 . The New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2008 . 2009-08-28 . The New York Times.
- News: The Washington Post: Best Books of 2008 . 2009-08-28.
- News: December 7, 2008 . The Los Angeles Times: Special Issue: Favorite Books 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081211135125/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-ca-favoritebooks-fiction7-2008dec07,0,5320121,full.story . December 11, 2008 . 2009-08-28.
- News: December 21, 2008 . The San Francisco Chronicle: The 50 best fiction, poetry books of 2008 . 2009-08-28.
- News: The New Yorker: James Wood: Ten Favorite Books of 2008 . 2009-08-28.
- News: 2008 Book Prize Winners and Finalists. https://web.archive.org/web/20090304001312/http://www.latimes.com/extras/bookprizes/2008finalists.html. dead. 2009-03-04. 2009-08-28 . Los Angeles Times.
- News: Marilynne Robinson wins the 2009 Orange Prize for Fiction. 2009-08-28. 2010-02-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20100219004430/http://www.orangeprize.co.uk/show/feature/home/orange-2009-MR-Home. dead.
- News: The National Book Foundation: 2008 National Book Award Finalist, Fiction: Marilynne Robinson, Home. 2009-08-28. 2018-09-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20180923121505/http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2008_f_robinson.html. dead.
- News: Martin Scorsese Hopes to Appear In New Jesus Film and Adapt Marilynne Robinson's Home. Newman. Nick. The Film Stage. 12 September 2023. 28 November 2023.
- Baron. Zach. Martin Scorsese: "I Have To Find Out Who The Hell I Am.". GQ. September 25, 2023. September 26, 2023.
- Horne. Philip. "We are the killers, and we have to understand that": Martin Scorsese on Killers of the Flower Moon. Sight and Sound. October 17, 2023. December 2, 2023.
