Gilead
American novelist, born 1943. Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2005 and the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2009.
Gilead is a 2004 novel by Marilynne Robinson. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2005.
On 5 of the 15 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Marilynne Robinson
- First published
- 2004
- Length
- 288 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner, 2005
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Religion and faith, Philosophical
- Series
- Book 1 of Gilead
Is Gilead worth reading?
5 of the 15 best-of lists it could have made include it, among them the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and The 100 best books of the 21st century (The Guardian).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 novels that shaped our world (BBC Arts, 2019) | Listed | See the list |
| Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (winners and finalists) (Columbia University, 2005) | Winner | See the list |
| The 100 best books of the 21st century (The Guardian, 2019) | No. 2 | See the list |
| The 100 best books of the 21st century (The New York Times, 2024) | No. 10 | See the list |
| The Great American Read (PBS, 2018) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of Gilead
The edition we link to is the Virago paperback (2006), 288 pages.
- Publisher
- Virago (paperback, 2006)
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN
- 9781844081486
How critics, prizes and readers rate Gilead
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 50% of the points available on critics' lists, against 25% on prize lists and 20% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like Gilead
If you liked Gilead, try Housekeeping, Home or The Color Purple.
