Marilynne Robinson: 02-23-1989
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Issue Date
1989-02-23
Authors
Robinson, Marilynne
Rubin, Stanley Sanvel
Publisher
Keywords
Metaphor , Fiction , Idaho , Housekeeping
Abstract
In an interview conducted on February 23, 1989, Marilynne Robinson reads from her novel Housekeeping and discusses her characters Ruth, Lucille, and Sylvie. She recalls writing the novel while teaching in France, and her youth in the wilderness of Idaho. Other topics include metaphor, consciousness, language in fiction, and the Bill Forsyth film adaptation of her novel.