Home (Robinson novel)
 Cover of the first edition
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| Author | Marilynne Robinson |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Publication date |
September 2, 2008 |
| Media type | Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook |
| Pages | 336 pp |
| ISBN | 0-374-29910-2 |
| OCLC | 213300725 |
| 813/.54 22 | |
| LC Class | PS3568.O3125 H58 2008 |
| Preceded by | Gilead |
| Followed by | Lila |
Home is a novel written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Marilynne Robinson. Published in 2008, it is Robinson's third novel, preceded by Housekeeping in 1980 and Gilead in 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
The novel won one of the 2008 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes, the 2009 Orange Prize for Fiction and was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award for Fiction.
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 "Favorite Books 2008" of The Los Angeles Times, one of the "Best Books of 2008" of The San Francisco Chronicle, as well as one of The New Yorker book critic James Wood's ten favorite books of 2008.
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.