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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". 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."
Home was named one of the "100 Notable Books of 2008" by The New York Times, one of the "Best Books of 2008" by The Washington Post, one of the Los Angeles Times' "Favorite Books 2008", one of the "Best Books of 2008" by San Francisco Chronicle, as well as one of The New Yorker book critic James Wood's ten favorite books of 2008.
The novel won the 2008 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction and the 2009 Orange Prize for Fiction and was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award for Fiction.




Film adaptation


In September 2023, Martin Scorsese announced intentions to adapt Home as a feature film. Scorsese and Todd Field finished a draft of the script before the WGA strike commenced, with Kent Jones.




References






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

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