{"product_id":"what-are-we-doing-here-essays-9781250310385","title":"What Are We Doing Here?: Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew essays on theological, political, and contemporary themes, by the Pulitzer Prize winner\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarilynne Robinson has plumbed the human spirit in her renowned novels, including \u003ci\u003eLila\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, and \u003ci\u003eGilead\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. In this new essay collection she trains her incisive mind on our modern political climate and the mysteries of faith. Whether she is investigating how the work of great thinkers about America like Emerson and Tocqueville inform our political consciousness or discussing the way that beauty informs and disciplines daily life, Robinson's peerless prose and boundless humanity are on full display. \u003ci\u003eWhat Are We Doing Here?\u003c\/i\u003e is a call for Americans to continue the tradition of those great thinkers and to remake American political and cultural life as \"deeply impressed by obligation  and as] a great theater of heroic generosity, which, despite all, is sometimes palpable still.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-288709\"\u003eMarilynne Robinson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250310385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250310385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LCO\"\u003eLiterary Collections\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LCO010000\"\u003eEssays\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL032000\"\u003eEssays\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL070000\"\u003eChristianity | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarilynne Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eLila, Home\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGilead\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the Pulitzer Prize), and \u003ci\u003eHousekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e, and the nonfiction books \u003ci\u003eThe Givenness of Things\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhen I Was a Child I Read Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMother Country\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Death of Adam\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAbsence of Mind\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Iowa\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693374083309,"sku":"9781250310385","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_5c621fdc-d5d8-419b-94bd-9a30ba2792c6.jpg?v=1649858882","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/what-are-we-doing-here-essays-9781250310385","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}