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Marilynne Robinson, Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction Winner

Marilynne Robinson at the Library

Marilynne Robinson was the recipient of the 2016 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. Learn more about Marilynne Robinson's life, writing, and activities through these Library of Congress resources and services.

The following Library of Congress news releases provide more information about Marilynne Robinson's activities during several National Book Festivals, and the awarding of the 2016 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.


Marilynne Robinson has been featured on the Poetry and Literature Center's blog, From the Catbird Seat, and on the Library of Congress Blog. Those blog posts are linked below:


The Library of Congress features several videos of Marilynne Robinson reading and discussing her work, as well as videos about Robinson. These are listed below.


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