![]() ![]() “Maybe the kindest man in the world,” according to Lila. The old preacher living in the Iowa town of Gilead - the character and the location will be familiar to readers of Robinson’s previous novel, Gilead - happens to be a saint. These days the kind of reader who would tackle Lila, a sophisticated literary fiction, is likely as ignorant of the Bible as the barely schooled woman of the book’s title - and one of Marilynne Robinson’s aims is to introduce those readers to a far more stringent, emotionally raw and profoundly soulful atmosphere than people are generally used to when they talk about “spirituality.” It’s a “hard” book, he warns - hard to understand, hard to digest. Activate your Online Access Now Article contentĪn old preacher named John Ames in Marilynne Robinson’s novel Lila does not share this view of the Jewish prophet but is hesitant when a woman unfamiliar with the Bible starts reading Ezekiel. ![]() If you are a Home delivery print subscriber, unlimited online access is included in your subscription. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. ![]()
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