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| Author | Marilynne Robinson |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Adam Verner |
| Language | English |
| Set in | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Publication date | September 29, 2020 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover), e-book, audio |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 978-0-374-27930-1 (hardcover) |
| OCLC | 1136958758 |
| 813/.54 | |
| LC Class | PS3568.O3125 J33 2020 |
| Preceded by | Lila |
Jack is a novel by Marilynne Robinson, published on September 29, 2020, by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.[1]
It is Robinson's fifth novel and her fourth in the Gilead sequence, preceded by Gilead (2004), Home (2008), and Lila (2014). It focuses on John Ames "Jack" Boughton, the troubled son of Robert Boughton. He was named after Robert's friend Reverend John Ames, the subject of Gilead (2004).[2][3] It tells the story of the courtship of Della Miles and Jack Boughton, an interracial couple in post-World War II St. Louis, Missouri.[4]
- ^ "Book excerpt: "Jack" by Marilynne Robinson". CBS News. September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
- ^ Treisman, Deborah (July 13, 2020). "Marilynne Robinson on Expanding the World of "Gilead"". The New Yorker. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- ^ Robertson, Aaron (February 6, 2020). "The next novel in Marilynne Robinson's Gilead saga could be one of the most important books of 2020". Literary Hub. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- ^ Meyer, Lily (October 1, 2020). "In 'Jack,' Marilynne Robinson Shows Grace Is For Everyone". NPR. Retrieved October 15, 2020.