But prison was terrible. It reduced him to absolute Jack, n… - Marilynne Robinson

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But prison was terrible. It reduced him to absolute Jack, no matter what anyone thought of him. His great problem, after all, was other people. Prison was full of them.

Marilynne Robinson

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Marilynne Summers Robinson (born November 26, 1943) is an American novelist and essayist. During her writing career Robinson has received numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2005, the 2012 National Humanities Medal, and the 2016 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.

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Birth Name: Marilynne Summers

Alternative Names: Marilynne Summers Robinson • Marilynne S. Robinson

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