Marilynne Robinson
When I Was A Child I Read Books
- ISBN 13:
- 9781844087723
- author:
- Marilynne Robinson
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Virago
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 224
- Dimensions:
- 12.5 x 1.6 x 19.6 cm
- Genre:
- Literary Theory
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
This collection of essays explores the writer's relationship with language and the search for words to express the inexpressible. Marilynne Robinson reflects on the power of books, teachers, music, and conversation to expand her understanding of the world.
Through her writing, she grapples with the limits of language and the nature of meaning, seeking to make sense of the vast territories that lie beyond the reach of words.
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