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‘When I Was a Child I Read Books: Essays’ by Marilynne Robinson

A cautionary defense of patriotism, in the voice of faith

By Michael Washburn

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  March 25, 2012

In a climate increasingly averse to compassion and unappreciative of curiosity, Marilynne Robinson has published “When I Was A Child I Read Books,’’ a glimmering, provocative collection of essays, each a rhetorically brilliant, deeply felt exploration of education, culture and politics.

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