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Marilynne Robinson is a novelist, essayist and science fiction writer, born on November 26, 1943 in Sandpoint, Idaho, United States. That puts Marilynne Robinson at 82 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Brown University. Awards on record include Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award (1980), National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (2004), Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2005) and 4 more. Credited works include Housekeeping, Gilead and Home.
My Take
Robinson is the rare novelist who treats restraint as a virtue. Where others chase output, she lets years pass between books and emerges with something quietly monumental, Gilead and Housekeeping among them. What draws me to her is that the Pulitzer, the National Humanities Medal, and a spot on Time's 100 all came without spectacle, just sentences that hold faith, family, and grace up to the light. Working from rural Sandpoint, Idaho, with no public social presence, she stakes everything on the prose itself. In an age of noise, her insistence on slow, serious thinking feels less like nostalgia and more like quiet defiance.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marilynne Robinson
- Name (Japanese)
- マリリン・ロビンソン
- Reading
- まりりん・ろびんそん
- Born
- November 26, 1943 (age 82)
- Origin
- Sandpoint, Idaho, United States
- Occupation
- writer / novelist / essayist / science fiction writer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Goat
2. Background
- University
- Brown University
Awards & achievements
- 1980 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award
- 2004 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
- 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
- 2012 National Humanities Medal
- 1999 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay
- 2006 Grawemeyer Awards
- 2009 Women's Prize for Fiction
3. Works & records
Filmography / notable works
| Category | Title |
|---|---|
| Notable work | Housekeeping |
| Notable work | Gilead |
| Notable work | Home |
| Notable work | Lila |
4. Links
5. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Marilynne Robinson born?
Born November 26, 1943 (age 82).
Where is Marilynne Robinson from?
Marilynne Robinson is from Sandpoint, Idaho, United States.
What does Marilynne Robinson do?
Marilynne Robinson works as writer, novelist, essayist, science fiction writer.
What is Marilynne Robinson known for?
Notable works include Housekeeping, Gilead, Home.
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